Al-Ahsa International Airport
Al-Ahsa International Airport مطار الأحساء الدولي | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Al-Ahsa Governorate | ||||||||||
| Location | Hofuf | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 588 ft / 179 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°17′07″N 049°29′06″E / 25.28528°N 49.48500°E | ||||||||||
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  OEAH Location of airport in Saudi Arabia | |||||||||||
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Al-Ahsa International Airport (Arabic: مطار الأحساء الدولي, IATA: HOF[3], ICAO: OEAH) is an airport serving Hofuf (also known as Al-Ahsa or Al-Hasa), a city in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.
History[edit]
During Operation Desert Shield and the Gulf War in 1991, it served as an air base for the French Air Force.
GACA formally approved the airport's international status in 2011.[4] The airport is expected to grow by 300,000 passengers per annum between 2015 and 2020, a GACA study predicted.[4] Around 300,000 expatriate workers live in the area.[4]
Airlines and destinations[edit]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Azerbaijan Airlines | Seasonal: Baku |
| Buta Airways | Charter: Baku |
| Flyadeal | Jeddah[5] |
| flydubai | Dubai–International[6] |
| flynas | Jeddah,[7] Medina[7] |
| Saudia | Jeddah |
See also[edit]
- List of airports in Saudi Arabia
- Transportation in Saudi Arabia
- Saudi Railways Organization
- Yanbu Airport
References[edit]
- ^ Airport information for OEAH[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for HOF at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (HOF – City: Hofuf, Airport: Al-Ahsa)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ^ a b c International flights soon from Al-Ahsa airport Arab News 16 September 2013
- ^ "Flyadeal Schedules New Routes From Jeddah In Mar/Apr 2022". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Flydubai Opens Reservation For 6 Routes Addition in 2022-23". Aeroroutes.
- ^ a b Liu, Jim. "flynas W19 network expansion". Routesonline. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
External links[edit]
Media related to Al-Ahsa Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Aeronautical chart and airport information for OEAH at SkyVector
- Current weather for OEAH at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for HOF at Aviation Safety Network
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140116135927/http://www.alriyadh.com/net/article/901315