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 (Template:Lang-ar, 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
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
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Saudia | Jeddah |
References
- ^ Airport information for OEAH 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
External links
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