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'''Al-Ahsa International Airport''' ({{lang-ar|مطار الأحساء الدولي}}, {{airport codes|HOF<ref>
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</ref>|OEAH|p=n}}) is an [[airport]] serving [[Hofuf]] (also known as Al-Ahsa or Al-Hasa), a city in [[Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia|Eastern Province]], [[Saudi Arabia]].
</ref>|OEAH|p=n}}) is a public [[airport]] serving [[Hofuf]] (also known as Al-Ahsa or Al-Hasa), a city in [[Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia|Eastern Province]], [[Saudi Arabia]].


==History==
==History==
During [[Operation Desert Shield]] and the First [[Gulf War]] in 1991, it served as an air base for the [[French Air Force]].
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.<ref name=anews16s/> The airport is expected to grow by 300,000 passengers per annum between 2015 and 2020, a GACA study predicted.<ref name=anews16s/> Around 300,000 expatriate workers live in the area.<ref name=anews16s>[http://www.arabnews.com/news/464806 International flights soon from Al-Ahsa airport] ''Arab News'' 16 September 2013</ref>
[[General Authority of Civil Aviation]] (GACA), which is Saudi Arabia's civil aviation regulator, formally approved the airport's international status in 2011.<ref name=anews16s/> A GACA study predicted that the airport was expected to grow by 300,000 passengers per annum between 2015 and 2020.<ref name=anews16s/> Around 300,000 expatriate workers live in the area.<ref name=anews16s>[http://www.arabnews.com/news/464806 International flights soon from Al-Ahsa airport] ''Arab News'' 16 September 2013</ref>


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==Airlines and destinations==


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.

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==Airlines and destinations==
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{{Airport destination list
{{Airport destination list
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| [[Azerbaijan Airlines]] | '''Seasonal: ''' [[Heydar Aliyev International Airport|Baku]]
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| [[flydubai]] | [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai–International]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/283101/flydubai-adds-hofuf-service-in-march-2019/|title=flydubai adds Hofuf service in March 2019|first=UBM (UK)|last=Ltd. 2019|website=Routesonline}}</ref>
| [[Flyadeal]] | [[King Abdulaziz International Airport|Jeddah]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Flyadeal Schedules New Routes From Jeddah In Mar/Apr 2022 |url=https://aeroroutes.com/eng/220331-f3jed |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=31 March 2022}}</ref>
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| [[flydubai]] | [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai–International]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221105-fz2022-23|title=Flydubai Opens Reservation For 6 Routes Addition in 2022-23|website=Aeroroutes}}</ref>
| [[flynas]] | [[King Abdulaziz International Airport|Jeddah]],<ref name="flynasW19">{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=flynas W19 network expansion |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/286340/flynas-w19-network-expansion/ |website=Routesonline |accessdate=13 September 2019}}</ref> [[Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport|Medina]]<ref name="flynasW19"/>
| [[flynas]] | [[King Abdulaziz International Airport|Jeddah]],<ref name="flynasW19">{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=flynas W19 network expansion |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/286340/flynas-w19-network-expansion/ |website=Routesonline |accessdate=13 September 2019}}</ref> [[Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport|Medina]]<ref name="flynasW19"/>
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| [[Buta Airways]] | '''Charter:''' [[Heydar Aliyev International Airport|Baku]]
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| [[Saudia]] | [[King Abdulaziz International Airport|Jeddah]]
| [[Saudia]] | [[King Abdulaziz International Airport|Jeddah]]
| [[HIMALAYAN AIRLINE]] | [[TRIBHUWAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT|NEPAL]]
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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[List of airports in Saudi Arabia]]

* [[Transportation in Saudi Arabia]]
* [[Transportation in Saudi Arabia]]
* [[Saudi Railways Organization]]
* [[Saudi Railways Organization]]

Latest revision as of 21:53, 30 October 2024

Al-Ahsa International Airport

مطار الأحساء الدولي
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment
ServesAl-Ahsa Governorate
LocationHofuf
Elevation AMSL588 ft / 179 m
Coordinates25°17′07″N 049°29′06″E / 25.28528°N 49.48500°E / 25.28528; 49.48500
Map
OEAH is located in Saudi Arabia
OEAH
OEAH
Location of airport in Saudi Arabia
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 3,060 10,039 Asphalt
Sources:[1][2]

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.

History

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During 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

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AirlinesDestinations
Azerbaijan Airlines Seasonal: Baku
Flyadeal Jeddah[5]
flydubai Dubai–International[6]
flynas Jeddah,[7] Medina[7]
Saudia Jeddah
HIMALAYAN AIRLINE NEPAL

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Airport information for OEAH[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ^ Airport information for HOF at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (HOF – City: Hofuf, Airport: Al-Ahsa)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  4. ^ a b c International flights soon from Al-Ahsa airport Arab News 16 September 2013
  5. ^ "Flyadeal Schedules New Routes From Jeddah In Mar/Apr 2022". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Flydubai Opens Reservation For 6 Routes Addition in 2022-23". Aeroroutes.
  7. ^ a b Liu, Jim. "flynas W19 network expansion". Routesonline. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
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