Al-Ahsa International Airport (Arabic: مطار الأحساء الدولي, IATA: HOF[3], ICAO: OEAH) is a public airport serving Hofuf (also known as Al-Ahsa or Al-Hasa), a city in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.
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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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History
editDuring Operation Desert Shield and the Gulf War in 1991, it served as an air base for the French Air Force.
General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), which is Saudi Arabia's civil aviation regulator, formally approved the airport's international status in 2011.[4] A GACA study predicted that the airport was expected to grow by 300,000 passengers per annum between 2015 and 2020.[4] Around 300,000 expatriate workers live in the area.[4]
In April 2024, revisions were completed, the airport was equipped with two international halls with a total area of 2,660 square meters, in addition to 10 gates for domestic and international departures and arrivals. The total area of the project exceeded 58 thousand square meters of development and expansion to double the capacity of Al-Ahsa International Airport to 200%, so that the total number of passengers travelling through the airport reached one million passengers during the year, and redesigning the airport to modern looks and inspired by the local culture.
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Azerbaijan Airlines | Seasonal: Baku |
| Flyadeal | Jeddah[5] |
| flydubai | Dubai–International[6] |
| flynas | Jeddah,[7] Medina[7] |
| Saudia | Jeddah |
| HIMALAYAN AIRLINE | NEPAL |
See also
editReferences
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
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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