Abha Regional Airport
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| Abha Regional Airport | |||
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IATA: AHB – ICAO: OEAB
 AHB
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| Summary | |||
| Location | Abha, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 6,858 ft / 2,090 m | ||
| Coordinates | 18°14′25.32″N 042°39′23.85″E / 18.2403667°N 42.656625°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 13/31 | 10,991 | 3,350 | Asphalt |
| Source: World Aero Data [1] | |||
Abha Regional Airport is an airport in Abha, Saudi Arabia (IATA: AHB, ICAO: OEAB).
The airport has services to several domestic airports within the Kingdom. Cairo, Dubai and Sana'a are the only three international destinations.
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 design was carried out by the Dutch Consultants NACO.
The site was new construction area between the cities of Khamis Mushait and Abha and served both equally.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| AlMasria Universal Airlines | Cairo |
| EgyptAir | Cairo |
| Felix Airways | Sana'a |
| Flydubai | Dubai |
| Nas Air | Riyadh, Taif |
| Saudi Arabian Airlines | Cairo, Dammam, Jeddah, Medina, Riyadh, Sharurah, Taif |
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