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Al-Ahsa International Airport 
Summary
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.
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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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
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