Abha Regional Airport
Abha International Airport مطار أبهـــا الدولي | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | State | ||||||||||
Operator | Government | ||||||||||
Serves | Abha / Khamis Mushait | ||||||||||
Location | 'Asir Province, Saudi Arabia | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 6,858 ft / 2,090 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 18°14′25″N 042°39′24″E / 18.24028°N 42.65667°ECoordinates: 18°14′25″N 042°39′24″E / 18.24028°N 42.65667°E | ||||||||||
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OEAB Location of airport in Saudi Arabia | |||||||||||
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Abha International Airport (Arabic: مطار أبهـــا الدولي, IATA: AHB[3], ICAO: OEAB) is an airport in Abha, the capital of 'Asir Province in Saudi Arabia.
The airport has services to several domestic airports within the Kingdom. It also offers international flights to Aden and Sana'a in Yemen, Cairo in Egypt, Doha in Qatar, also it has non stop flights to Dubai and Sharjah in the UAE.
Construction of Abha Airport was started in mid-1975 by Laing Wimpey Alireza. Hitherto domestic flights were handled at the military airport near Khamis Mushait. The airport was launched in 1977.[4]
The design was carried out by the Dutch Consultants NACO.
The site was a new construction area between the cities of Khamis Mushait and Abha and served both equally.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 6,858 feet (2,090 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,350 by 45 metres (10,991 ft × 148 ft).[1]
Airlines and destinations
Airlines offering scheduled passenger service:
Airlines | Destinations |
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Air Arabia | Sharjah |
EgyptAir | Cairo |
flyadeal | Jeddah, Riyadh[5] |
flydubai | Dubai-International |
Flynas | Al-Baha, Bisha, Cairo,[6] Dammam, Dubai-International,[7] Gassim,[8] Jeddah, Jizan, Riyadh, Sharurah,[6] Wadi al-Dawasir [9] |
Gulf Air | Bahrain (begins 16 December 2018)[10] |
Nesma Airlines | Cairo |
Nile Air | Cairo |
Saudia | Cairo, Dammam, Jeddah, Medina, Riyadh, Sharurah, Tabuk, Ta’if |
SaudiGulf Airlines | Dammam, Riyadh, Jeddah |
References
- 1 2 Airport information for OEAB from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ↑ Airport information for AHB at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ↑ "IATA Airport Code Search (AHB: Abha)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ↑ "Abha Airport Airport". Idealo. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ↑ "flyadeal plans Abha launch in Feb 2018". routesonline.com. 26 February 2018.
- 1 2 Flynas. "Route Map - flynas.com".
- ↑ "flynas adds Abha to Dubai operation". 30 November 2017.
- ↑ 2018, UBM (UK) Ltd. "flynas adds Abha – Gassim service from late-May 2017".
- ↑ Flynas. "Flight Schedule".
- ↑ 2018, UBM (UK) Ltd. "Gulf Air delays Abha / Tabuk launch to Dec 2018".
External links
- Aeronautical chart for OEAB at SkyVector
- Current weather for OEAB at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for AHB at Aviation Safety Network