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Abha International Airport

ICAO OEAB18.2404°N 42.6566°E2,090 m / 6,858 ftLarge airport
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Abha International Airport (IATA: AHB, ICAO: OEAB) is a large airport in Abha, Asir Region, Saudi Arabia. It opened in 1977. It has one runway, 3,350 m (10,991 ft) long, asphalt. In 2021 it handled 2.6 million passengers.

Timeline

1 event · 1977–1977
1977
OpenedAbha International Airport opens.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
13/31129° / 309° · LIT
LENGTH3,350 m10,991 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Passengers per year

2010–2021
1.4M
1.8M
2.1M
2.3M
2.6M
3.1M
3.4M
3.8M
4.5M
4.4M
1.8M
2.6M
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Routes

25 destinations · 8 countries
1,000 km2,000 km3,000 km500 mi1,000 mi1,500 miGIZ · Jizan Regional Airport / King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Airport · 149 km / 93 miBHH · Bisha Airport · 194 km / 121 miABT · King Saud Bin Abdulaziz (Al Baha) Airport · 253 km / 157 miWAE · Wadi Al Dawasir Domestic Airport · 367 km / 228 miTIF · Taif International Airport · 423 km / 263 miSHW · Sharurah Domestic Airport · 480 km / 298 miJED · King Abdulaziz International Airport · 529 km / 329 miMED · Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport · 766 km / 476 miRUH · King Khalid International Airport · 856 km / 532 miELQ · Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport · 904 km / 562 miADD · Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · 1,111 km / 690 miDMM · King Fahd International Airport · 1,173 km / 729 miDOH · Hamad International Airport · 1,210 km / 752 miTUU · Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport · 1,283 km / 797 miKWI · Kuwait International Airport · 1,335 km / 830 miHMB · Suhaj International Airport · 1,438 km / 894 miDWC · Al Maktoum International Airport · 1,489 km / 925 miDXB · Dubai International Airport · 1,526 km / 948 miATZ · Asyut International Airport · 1,543 km / 959 miSHJ · Sharjah International Airport · 1,543 km / 959 miMCT · Muscat International Airport · 1,728 km / 1,074 miCAI · Cairo International Airport · 1,743 km / 1,083 miSPX · Sphinx International Airport · 1,776 km / 1,104 miTZX · Trabzon International Airport · 2,545 km / 1,581 miIST · İstanbul Airport · 2,884 km / 1,792 miISTTZXSPXMCTATZSHJKWITUUDOHADDELQRUHMEDJEDSHWWAEABTHMBDMMTIFGIZDWCBHHCAIAHB
Year-round25
GIZJizan Regional Airport / King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz AirportSaudi Arabia · Flynas149 km93 miBHHBisha AirportSaudi Arabia · Flynas194 km121 miABTKing Saud Bin Abdulaziz (Al Baha) AirportSaudi Arabia · Flynas253 km157 miWAEWadi Al Dawasir Domestic AirportSaudi Arabia · Flynas367 km228 miTIFTaif International AirportSaudi Arabia · Saudia423 km263 miSHWSharurah Domestic AirportSaudi Arabia · Flynas480 km298 miJEDKing Abdulaziz International AirportSaudi Arabia · Flynas, flyadeal, Saudia529 km329 miMEDPrince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz AirportSaudi Arabia · Flynas, Saudia766 km476 miRUHKing Khalid International AirportSaudi Arabia · Flynas, flyadeal, Saudia856 km532 miELQPrince Naif bin Abdulaziz International AirportSaudi Arabia · Flynas904 km562 miADDAddis Ababa Bole International AirportEthiopia · Flynas1,111 km690 miDMMKing Fahd International AirportSaudi Arabia · Flynas, flyadeal1,173 km729 miDOHHamad International AirportQatar · Qatar Airways1,210 km752 miTUUPrince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International AirportSaudi Arabia · Saudia1,283 km797 miKWIKuwait International AirportKuwait · Flynas1,335 km830 miHMBSuhaj International AirportEgypt · Air Cairo1,438 km894 miDWCAl Maktoum International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · Flynas1,489 km925 miDXBDubai International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · flydubai, Flynas1,526 km948 miATZAsyut International AirportEgypt · Air Cairo1,543 km959 miSHJSharjah International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · Air Arabia1,543 km959 miMCTMuscat International AirportOman · SalamAir1,728 km1,074 miCAICairo International AirportEgypt · Air Cairo, Flynas, Nesma Airlines +41,743 km1,083 miSPXSphinx International AirportEgypt · Flynas1,776 km1,104 miTZXTrabzon International AirportTürkiye · Flynas2,545 km1,581 miISTİstanbul AirportTürkiye · Flynas2,884 km1,792 mi
Most destinationsFlynas 18Saudia 6flyadeal 4Air Cairo 3Air Arabia 2Qatar Airways 1

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from AHB. Dashed: seasonal or charter. From the Wikipedia article “Abha International Airport” (revision of 26 Aug 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers2.6M (2021)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#509of 3,974 · #24 Middle East · #5 SALongest runway3,350 m10,991 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=678of 29,823 · =80 Middle East · =19 SAElevation2,090 m6,858 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft#581of 43,341 · #6 Middle East · #1 SAAgeOpened 19772026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=7,549of 15,079 · =56 Middle East · =12 SARunways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =72 Middle East · =12 SA
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

3 channels
APPKHAMIS APP124.500
GNDGND121.700
TWRTWR118.100