Abha Regional Airport
| Abha Regional Airport مطار أبهـــا | |||||||||||
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| IATA: AHB – ICAO: OEAB | |||||||||||
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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 Regional Airport (Arabic: مطار أبهـــا, 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 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 |
|---|---|
| Air Arabia | Sharjah[5] |
| EgyptAir | Cairo |
| Felix Airways | Aden, Sana'a (All suspended)[6] |
| flydubai | Dubai-International |
| Flynas | Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam |
| Nile Air | Cairo (begins 2 June 2016) |
| Qatar Airways | Doha[7] |
| Saudia | Cairo, Dammam, Jeddah, Medina, Riyadh, Sharurah,[8] Tabuk, Ta’if |
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.
- ↑ "Air Arabia begin Sharjah-Abha service from May 2013". Saudi Gazette. 16 April 2013.
- ↑ Ghattas, Abir. "Yemen's No Fly Zone: Thousands of Yemenis are Stranded Abroad". Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ↑ http://www.qatarairways.com/qa/en/press-release.page?pr_id=pressrelease_080515_abha_launch
- ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2015/06/01/sv-jun15/
External links
- Aeronautical chart for OEAB at SkyVector
- Current weather for OEAB at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for AHB at Aviation Safety Network
