Abha Regional Airport

Abha Regional Airport
Abha Regional Airport
IATA: AHBICAO: OEAB
AHB is located in Saudi Arabia
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AHB
Location of airport in Saudi Arabia
Summary
Location Abha, Saudi Arabia
Elevation AMSL 6,858 ft / 2,090 m
Coordinates 18°14′25.32″N 042°39′23.85″E / 18.2403667°N 42.656625°E / 18.2403667; 42.656625
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 10,991 3,350 Asphalt
Source: World Aero Data [1]

Abha Regional Airport is an airport in Abha, Saudi Arabia (IATA: AHBICAO: OEAB).

The airport has services to several domestic airports within the Kingdom. Cairo, Dubai and Sana'a are the only three international destinations.

Construction of Abha Airport was started in mid-1975 by Laing Wimpey Alireza. Hitherto domestic flights were handled at the military airport near Khamis Mushait.

The design was carried out by the Dutch Consultants NACO.

The site was new construction area between the cities of Khamis Mushait and Abha and served both equally.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
AlMasria Universal Airlines Cairo
EgyptAir Cairo
Felix Airways Sana'a
Flydubai Dubai
Nas Air Riyadh, Taif
Saudi Arabian Airlines Cairo, Dammam, Jeddah, Medina, Riyadh, Sharurah, Taif