Al-Ahsa International Airport







































Al-Ahsa International Airport


مطار الأحساء الدولي

Al Hasa Airport.jpg

  • IATA: HOF

  • ICAO: OEAH

Summary
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 / 25.28528; 49.48500Coordinates: 25°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


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 an airport serving Hofuf (also known as Al-Ahsa or Al-Hasa), a city in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Airlines and destinations


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





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
Saudia Jeddah


References




  1. ^ Airport information for OEAH 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..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  4. ^ abc 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 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











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