Abha International Airport

Abha International Airport (Arabic: مطار أبهـــا الدولي‎, IATA: AHB[3], ICAO: OEAB) is an airport in Abha, the capital of 'Asir Province in Saudi Arabia.

Abha International Airport

مطار أبهـــا الدولي
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState
OperatorGovernment
ServesAbha / Khamis Mushait
Location'Asir Province, Saudi Arabia
Elevation AMSL6,858 ft / 2,090 m
Coordinates18°14′25″N 042°39′24″E
Map
OEAB
Location of airport in Saudi Arabia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 3,350 10,991 Asphalt
Sources:[1][2]

The airport has services to several domestic airports within the Kingdom. It also offers international flights to Aden and Sana'a in Yemen, Cairo in Egypt, Doha in Qatar, also it has non stop flights to Dubai and Sharjah in the UAE.

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 airport was launched in 1977.[4] The design was carried out by the Dutch Consultants NACO. The site was a new construction area between the cities of Khamis Mushait and Abha and served both equally.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 6,858 feet (2,090 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,350 by 45 metres (10,991 ft × 148 ft).[1]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines offering scheduled passenger service:

AirlinesDestinations
Air Arabia Sharjah
EgyptAir Cairo
flyadeal Jeddah, Riyadh[5]
flydubai Dubai–International
Flynas Al-Baha, Bisha, Cairo,[6] Dammam, Dubai–International,[7] Gassim,[8] Jeddah, Jizan, Khartoum,[9] Medina,[9] Riyadh, Sharurah,[6] Wadi al-Dawasir[10]
Jazeera Airways Kuwait[11]
Nesma Airlines Cairo
Nile Air Cairo
Saudia Cairo, Dammam, Jeddah, Medina, Riyadh, Tabuk, Ta’if
SaudiGulf Airlines Dammam, Jeddah, Riyadh

| Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) | Lahore Islamabad

Houthi attacks

The airport was frequently targeted by Houthi forces during the Yemeni Civil war. It was attacked by the Yemeni Houthi movement on 12 June 2019, injuring 26 people.[12]

On 23 June 2019, Houthis launched another attack on the airport, leaving a Syrian national dead and 21 injured.[13]

The airport was attacked again by missiles on 2 July 2019, leaving nine injured.[14]

Another attack against the airport by Houthi forces was folded on August 31, 2020, when a bomb laden drone was detected flying to it and intercepted, along with a remotely controlled boat off the Red Sea, which was also filled with explosives and ready for an attack.[15]

See also

References
  1. Airport information for OEAB from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. Airport information for AHB at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. "IATA Airport Code Search (AHB: Abha)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  4. "Abha Airport Airport". Idealo. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  5. "flyadeal plans Abha launch in Feb 2018". routesonline.com. 26 February 2018.
  6. Flynas. "Route Map - flynas.com".
  7. "flynas adds Abha to Dubai operation". 30 November 2017.
  8. 2018, UBM (UK) Ltd. "flynas adds Abha – Gassim service from late-May 2017".CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. Liu, Jim. "flynas W19 network expansion". Routesonline. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  10. Flynas. "Flight Schedule".
  11. Liu, Jim. "Jazeera adds Abha service from Jan 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  12. "Arab Coalition Says Houthi Terror Attack Targets Saudi Arabia's Abha Airport". Asharq AL-awsat. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  13. "One killed, seven injured in Houthi attack on Saudi Abha airport". Al Arabiya. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  14. Yemen's Houthis attack Saudi's Abha airport, injuring civilians
  15. https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-saudi-security-yemen/saudi-led-coalition-destroys-explosive-laden-drone-boat-launched-by-yemens-houthis-spa-idUKKBN25Q0TJ


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