# Bahrain International Airport (BAH / OBBI)

**Bahrain International Airport** (IATA: BAH, ICAO: OBBI) is a large airport in Manama, Muharraq Governorate, Bahrain. It opened in 1932. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,956 m (12,979 ft). It is operated by Bahrain Airport Company. In 2022 it handled 6.9 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/obbi

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BAH / OBBI
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Bahrain Airport Company
- Serves: Manama, Muharraq Governorate, Bahrain
- Opened: 1932
- Elevation: 2 m / 6 ft
- Coordinates: 26.2673, 50.6376
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,956 m / 12,979 ft
- Passengers: 6,900,000 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Asia/Bahrain
- Website: http://www.bahrainairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrain_International_Airport (44 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q637639
- Weather station: OBBI · WMO 41150
- Ident: OBBI

## Timeline

- 1932: Bahrain International Airport opens.
- 23 Aug 2000: Gulf Air Flight 072. 143 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12L/30R | 3,956 m / 12,979 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Asphalt | 123° / 303° | yes |
| 12R/30L | 2,530 m / 8,302 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 123° / 303° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | 8,898,197 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 7,793,527 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 8,479,266 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 7,371,651 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 8,102,502 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 8,586,645 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 8,766,151 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 8,477,331 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 9,082,707 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 9,578,797 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 3,000,000 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 6,900,000 | Wikidata |

## Routes

22 destinations in 12 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (14)

- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 147 km / 91 mi · Qatar Airways
- [RUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oerk.md) King Khalid International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 421 km / 262 mi · Flynas, Saudia
- [KWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/okkk.md) Kuwait International Airport · Kuwait · 421 km / 262 mi · Kuwait Airways
- [AUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omaa.md) Zayed International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 451 km / 280 mi · Etihad Airways, Air Arabia
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 487 km / 303 mi · Emirates
- [SHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omsj.md) Sharjah International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 499 km / 310 mi · Air Arabia
- [MED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oema.md) Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,114 km / 692 mi · Flynas
- [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,272 km / 790 mi · Saudia
- [AMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ojai.md) Queen Alia International Airport · Jordan · 1,546 km / 961 mi · Royal Jordanian
- [BOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vabb.md) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport · India · 2,412 km / 1,499 mi · IndiGo
- [SAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfj.md) Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Türkiye · 2,547 km / 1,583 mi · AJet
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 2,610 km / 1,622 mi · Turkish Airlines
- [COK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/voci.md) Cochin International Airport · India · 3,246 km / 2,017 mi · IndiGo
- [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · United Kingdom · 5,094 km / 3,165 mi · British Airways

### Seasonal (1)

- [ALA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uaaa.md) Almaty International Airport · Kazakhstan · 3,046 km / 1,893 mi · FlyArystan

### Seasonal charter (2)

- [TZX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcg.md) Trabzon International Airport · Türkiye · 1,917 km / 1,191 mi · Southwind Airlines
- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 2,213 km / 1,375 mi · Southwind Airlines

### Cargo (6)

- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 2,610 km / 1,622 mi · Turkish Cargo
- [DEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vidp.md) Indira Gandhi International Airport · India · 2,619 km / 1,627 mi · SpiceJet
- [LEJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddp.md) Leipzig/Halle Airport · Germany · 4,265 km / 2,650 mi · AeroLogic
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 4,441 km / 2,760 mi · Lufthansa Cargo, AeroLogic
- [LUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ellx.md) Luxembourg-Findel International Airport · Luxembourg · 4,585 km / 2,849 mi · Cargolux
- [SIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsss.md) Singapore Changi Airport · Singapore · 6,332 km / 3,935 mi · AeroLogic

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BAH, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (3)

- BN [Bahrain Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bahrain-air)
- ES [DHL International Aviation ME](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/dhl-international-aviation-me)
- GF [Gulf Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gulf-air)

### Passenger (14)

- G9 [Air Arabia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-arabia) · 2
- XY [Flynas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flynas) · 2
- 6E [IndiGo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/indigo) · 2
- SV [Saudia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/saudia) · 2
- 2S [Southwind Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/southwind-airlines) · 2 · seasonal charter
- TK [AJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ajet) · 1
- BA [British Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-airways) · 1
- EK [Emirates](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/emirates) · 1
- EY [Etihad Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/etihad-airways) · 1
- FS [FlyArystan](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flyarystan) · 1 · seasonal
- KU [Kuwait Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kuwait-airways) · 1
- QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 1
- RJ [Royal Jordanian](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-jordanian) · 1
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1

### Cargo (5)

- 3S [AeroLogic](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aerologic) · 3
- CV [Cargolux](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cargolux) · 1
- LH [Lufthansa Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa-cargo) · 1
- SG [SpiceJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/spicejet) · 1
- [Turkish Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-cargo) · 1

Former hub of [Gulf Traveller](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gulf-traveller), [Swiftair Bahrain](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/swiftair-bahrain).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 6.9M (2022) | #286 of 3,974 | #16 in Middle East |  |
| Longest runway | 3,956 m / 12,979 ft | #164 of 29,858 | #39 in Middle East | #1 in BH |
| Elevation | 2 m / 6 ft | =42,960 of 43,403 | =454 in Middle East | #3 in BH |
| Age | Opened 1932 | =486 of 15,079 | #3 in Middle East |  |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =13 in Middle East | #1 in BH |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 127.850 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 127.200 |
| GND | GND | 121.675 |
| OPS | ATOC | 32.175 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [OBBS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/obbs.md) Sheik Isa Air Base · 39 km / 24 mi
- [DHA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oedr.md) King Abdulaziz Air Base · 48 km / 30 mi
- [OERT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oert.md) Ras Tanura Airport · 79 km / 49 mi
- [DMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oedf.md) King Fahd International Airport · 87 km / 54 mi
- [XJD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/otbh.md) Al Udeid Air Base · 145 km / 90 mi
- [DIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/otbd.md) Doha International Airport · 146 km / 90 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Bahrain International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bahrain_International_Airport&oldid=1376695672), revision of 25 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/obbi/data