# Al-Ahsa International Airport (HOF / OEAH)

**Al-Ahsa International Airport** (IATA: HOF, ICAO: OEAH) is a large airport in Hofuf, Ash Sharqiyah Region, Saudi Arabia. It opened in 1948. It has one runway, 3,060 m (10,039 ft) long, asphalt. In 2021 it handled 109 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: HOF / OEAH
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Hofuf, Ash Sharqiyah Region, Saudi Arabia
- Opened: 1948 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 179 m / 588 ft
- Coordinates: 25.2853, 49.4852
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,060 m / 10,039 ft
- Passengers: 109,044 (2021)
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Asia/Riyadh
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Ahsa_International_Airport (16 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2875750
- Weather station: OEAH · WMO 40420
- Ident: OEAH

## Timeline

- 1948: Al-Ahsa International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 3,060 m / 10,039 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 165° / 345° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | 159,000 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 177,000 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 203,000 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 186,000 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 352,000 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 409,000 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 333,839 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 253,268 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 171,304 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 179,599 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 96,667 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 109,044 | Wikidata |

## Routes

3 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 592 km / 368 mi · flydubai
- [MED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oema.md) Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport · Saudi Arabia · 989 km / 615 mi · Flynas
- [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,127 km / 700 mi · Flynas, flyadeal, Saudia

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (4)

- XY [Flynas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flynas) · 2
- F3 [flyadeal](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flyadeal) · 1
- FZ [flydubai](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flydubai) · 1
- SV [Saudia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/saudia) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 109K (2021) | #1,780 of 3,974 | #66 in Middle East | #20 in SA |
| Longest runway | 3,060 m / 10,039 ft | =979 of 29,858 | #112 in Middle East | #24 in SA |
| Elevation | 179 m / 588 ft | =25,605 of 43,403 | #271 in Middle East | #53 in SA |
| Age | Opened 1948 | =3,279 of 15,079 | =15 in Middle East | #1 in SA |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =72 in Middle East | =12 in SA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.800 |
| MISC | CRASH SVC | 133.500 |
| RDO | RDO | 131.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [DHA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oedr.md) King Abdulaziz Air Base · 128 km / 79 mi
- [OBBS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/obbs.md) Sheik Isa Air Base · 131 km / 82 mi
- [DMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oedf.md) King Fahd International Airport · 135 km / 84 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: “Al-Ahsa International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Al-Ahsa_International_Airport&oldid=1371388623), 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/oeah/data