# Abha International Airport (AHB / OEAB) **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. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/oeab ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: AHB / OEAB - Type: Large airport - Serves: Abha, Asir Region, Saudi Arabia - Opened: 1977 - Elevation: 2,090 m / 6,858 ft - Coordinates: 18.2404, 42.6566 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 3,350 m / 10,991 ft - Passengers: 2,579,867 (2021) - Time zone: UTC+3 · Asia/Riyadh - Website: https://abha-airport.com - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abha_International_Airport (21 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2743319 - Weather station: OEAB · WMO 41112 - Ident: OEAB ## Timeline - 1977: Abha International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 13/31 | 3,350 m / 10,991 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 129° / 309° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2010 | 1,437,247 | Wikidata | | 2011 | 1,809,000 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 2,134,999 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 2,326,000 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 2,646,000 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 3,115,000 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 3,384,933 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 3,817,102 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 4,500,000 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 4,368,153 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 1,849,496 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 2,579,867 | Wikidata | ## Routes 25 destinations in 8 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (25) - [GIZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oegn.md) Jizan Regional Airport / King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Airport · Saudi Arabia · 149 km / 93 mi · Flynas - [BHH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oebh.md) Bisha Airport · Saudi Arabia · 194 km / 121 mi · Flynas - [ABT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oeba.md) King Saud Bin Abdulaziz (Al Baha) Airport · Saudi Arabia · 253 km / 157 mi · Flynas - [WAE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oewd.md) Wadi Al Dawasir Domestic Airport · Saudi Arabia · 367 km / 228 mi · Flynas - [TIF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oetf.md) Taif International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 423 km / 263 mi · Saudia - [SHW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oesh.md) Sharurah Domestic Airport · Saudi Arabia · 480 km / 298 mi · Flynas - [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 529 km / 329 mi · Flynas, flyadeal, Saudia - [MED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oema.md) Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport · Saudi Arabia · 766 km / 476 mi · Flynas, Saudia - [RUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oerk.md) King Khalid International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 856 km / 532 mi · Flynas, flyadeal, Saudia - [ELQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oegs.md) Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 904 km / 562 mi · Flynas - [ADD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/haab.md) Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Ethiopia · 1,111 km / 690 mi · Flynas - [DMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oedf.md) King Fahd International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,173 km / 729 mi · Flynas, flyadeal - [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 1,210 km / 752 mi · Qatar Airways - [TUU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oetb.md) Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,283 km / 797 mi · Saudia - [KWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/okkk.md) Kuwait International Airport · Kuwait · 1,335 km / 830 mi · Flynas - [HMB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesg.md) Suhaj International Airport · Egypt · 1,438 km / 894 mi · Air Cairo - [DWC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdw.md) Al Maktoum International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 1,489 km / 925 mi · Flynas - [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 1,526 km / 948 mi · flydubai, Flynas - [ATZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heat.md) Asyut International Airport · Egypt · 1,543 km / 959 mi · Air Cairo - [SHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omsj.md) Sharjah International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 1,543 km / 959 mi · Air Arabia - [MCT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ooms.md) Muscat International Airport · Oman · 1,728 km / 1,074 mi · SalamAir - [CAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heca.md) Cairo International Airport · Egypt · 1,743 km / 1,083 mi · Air Cairo, Flynas, Nesma Airlines, EgyptAir, Air Arabia, Nile Air, Saudia - [SPX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesx.md) Sphinx International Airport · Egypt · 1,776 km / 1,104 mi · Flynas - [TZX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcg.md) Trabzon International Airport · Türkiye · 2,545 km / 1,581 mi · Flynas - [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 2,884 km / 1,792 mi · Flynas ### Seasonal (1) - [CAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heca.md) Cairo International Airport · Egypt · 1,743 km / 1,083 mi · flyadeal ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from AHB, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (2) - XY [Flynas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flynas) · 18 - SV [Saudia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/saudia) · 6 ### Passenger (9) - F3 [flyadeal](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flyadeal) · 4 - SM [Air Cairo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-cairo) · 3 - G9 [Air Arabia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-arabia) · 2 - MS [EgyptAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/egyptair) · 1 - FZ [flydubai](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flydubai) · 1 - NE [Nesma Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nesma-airlines) · 1 - NP [Nile Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nile-air) · 1 - QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 1 - OV [SalamAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/salamair) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 2.6M (2021) | #509 of 3,974 | #24 in Middle East | #5 in SA | | Longest runway | 3,350 m / 10,991 ft | =677 of 29,858 | =80 in Middle East | =19 in SA | | Elevation | 2,090 m / 6,858 ft | #582 of 43,403 | #6 in Middle East | #1 in SA | | Age | Opened 1977 | =7,544 of 15,079 | =56 in Middle East | =12 in SA | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =72 in Middle East | =12 in SA | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | KHAMIS APP | 124.500 | | GND | GND | 121.700 | | TWR | TWR | 118.100 | ## Nearby airports - [KMX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oekm.md) King Khalid Air Base · 17 km / 10 mi - [GIZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oegn.md) Jizan Regional Airport / King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Airport · 149 km / 93 mi ## In collections - [Highest airports](https://dromopedia.com/collections/highest) #88 ## 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: “Abha International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Abha_International_Airport&oldid=1371388604), revision of 26 Aug 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/oeab/data