The beginning of travel for one who departs for the airport
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The questioner:
The Shaykh was asked: When leaving Riyadh for King Khalid Airport, does one begin the shortened prayer at the airport, or does one complete it?
The Shaykh:
King Khalid Airport and other airports: if the airport is outside the city, travel begins from it. If you go to it, you are a traveler, even if you are in the airport, because it is outside the city. However, if the airport is inside the city, it is considered part of the city. It is not permissible to begin travel from it until you board the plane and leave the city. King Khalid Airport, in reality,
is now outside the city. Although some students of knowledge have a doubt about this, the reality is that it is outside the city. There are buildings beyond it, and the airport is now protected; there are no buildings around it, it is protected by fences, and nothing is built around it, so it is outside the city.
Another questioner:
Fifteen kilometers. Huh? But it is long, fifteen kilometers.
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is outside the city, because residence is prohibited near it; it is surrounded by a fence and protection. Yes.
The Shaykh was asked: When leaving Riyadh for King Khalid Airport, does one begin the shortened prayer at the airport, or does one complete it?
The Shaykh:
King Khalid Airport and other airports: if the airport is outside the city, travel begins from it. If you go to it, you are a traveler, even if you are in the airport, because it is outside the city. However, if the airport is inside the city, it is considered part of the city. It is not permissible to begin travel from it until you board the plane and leave the city. King Khalid Airport, in reality,
is now outside the city. Although some students of knowledge have a doubt about this, the reality is that it is outside the city. There are buildings beyond it, and the airport is now protected; there are no buildings around it, it is protected by fences, and nothing is built around it, so it is outside the city.
Another questioner:
Fifteen kilometers. Huh? But it is long, fifteen kilometers.
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is outside the city, because residence is prohibited near it; it is surrounded by a fence and protection. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة باب المسح على الخفين — islamhouse.com (1:09:27)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.