# King Saud Bin Abdulaziz (Al Baha) Airport (ABT / OEBA)

**King Saud Bin Abdulaziz (Al Baha) Airport** (IATA: ABT, ICAO: OEBA) is a medium airport in Al-Baha, Al Batah Region, Saudi Arabia. It opened in 1983. It has one runway, 3,350 m (10,991 ft) long, asphalt. In 2021 it handled 272 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ABT / OEBA
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Al-Baha, Al Batah Region, Saudi Arabia
- Opened: 1983
- Elevation: 1,672 m / 5,486 ft
- Coordinates: 20.2985, 41.6362
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,350 m / 10,991 ft
- Passengers: 272,467 (2021)
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Asia/Riyadh
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Saud_Domestic_Airport (15 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2875749
- Weather station: OEBA · WMO 41055
- Ident: OEBA

## Timeline

- 1983: King Saud Bin Abdulaziz (Al Baha) Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 3,350 m / 10,991 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 071° / 251° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | 231,000 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 268,334 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 329,000 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 328,136 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 348,000 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 378,000 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 404,094 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 478,389 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 476,057 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 441,601 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 202,008 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 272,467 | Wikidata |

## Routes

3 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 300 km / 186 mi · Saudia
- [RUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oerk.md) King Khalid International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 734 km / 456 mi · Flynas, Saudia
- [DMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oedf.md) King Fahd International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,079 km / 670 mi · Flynas, flyadeal, Saudia

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (3)

- SV [Saudia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/saudia) · 3
- XY [Flynas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flynas) · 2
- F3 [flyadeal](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flyadeal) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 272K (2021) | #1,390 of 3,974 | #55 in Middle East | #14 in SA |
| Longest runway | 3,350 m / 10,991 ft | =677 of 29,858 | =80 in Middle East | =19 in SA |
| Elevation | 1,672 m / 5,486 ft | #1,486 of 43,403 | #24 in Middle East | #3 in SA |
| Age | Opened 1983 | =8,556 of 15,079 | =73 in Middle East | =18 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 |
| EMR | CRASH SVC | 133.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [BHH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oebh.md) Bisha Airport · 109 km / 67 mi
- [OE43](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oe43.md) Arfa Airport · 123 km / 76 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: “King Saud Domestic Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=King_Saud_Domestic_Airport&oldid=1371388612), 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/oeba/data