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.
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 | ||||||||||
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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.
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 | Destinations |
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Azerbaijan Airlines | Seasonal: Baku |
Buta Airways | Charter: Baku |
Flyadeal | Jeddah[5] |
flydubai | Dubai–International (resumes 24 November 2022)[6] |
flynas | Jeddah,[7] Medina[7] |
Saudia | Jeddah |
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