# Al Ain International Airport (AAN / OMAL)

**Al Ain International Airport** (IATA: AAN, ICAO: OMAL) is a large airport in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates. It opened on 31 Mar 1994. It has one runway, 4,000 m (13,123 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Abu Dhabi Airports. In 2017 it handled 137 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AAN / OMAL
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Abu Dhabi Airports
- Serves: Al Ain, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
- Opened: 31 Mar 1994
- Elevation: 265 m / 869 ft
- Coordinates: 24.2617, 55.6092
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,000 m / 13,123 ft
- Passengers: 136,519 (2017)
- Time zone: UTC+4 · Asia/Dubai
- Website: https://www.adac.ae/english/what-we-do/airports/al-ain-international-airport
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Ain_International_Airport (27 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1391995
- Weather station: OMAL · WMO 41218
- Ident: OMAL

## Timeline

- 31 Mar 1994: Al Ain International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 4,000 m / 13,123 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 007° / 187° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 69,549 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 61,181 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 302,766 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 136,519 | Wikidata |

## Routes

6 destinations in 6 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (5)

- [KWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/okkk.md) Kuwait International Airport · Kuwait · 938 km / 583 mi · Jazeera Airways
- [KHT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oaks.md) Khost International Airport · Afghanistan · 1,706 km / 1,060 mi · Ariana Afghan Airlines
- [ISB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opis.md) Islamabad International Airport · Pakistan · 1,964 km / 1,220 mi · Pakistan International Airlines
- [CAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heca.md) Cairo International Airport · Egypt · 2,476 km / 1,539 mi · Nile Air
- [CCJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vocl.md) Calicut International Airport · India · 2,597 km / 1,614 mi · Air India Express

### Seasonal (1)

- [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,707 km / 1,061 mi · Etihad Airways

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (6)

- IX [Air India Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-india-express) · 1
- FG [Ariana Afghan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ariana-afghan-airlines) · 1
- EY [Etihad Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/etihad-airways) · 1 · seasonal
- J9 [Jazeera Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jazeera-airways) · 1
- NP [Nile Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nile-air) · 1
- PK [Pakistan International Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pakistan-international-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 137K (2017) | #1,703 of 3,974 | #65 in Middle East | #5 in AE |
| Longest runway | 4,000 m / 13,123 ft | =111 of 29,858 | =31 in Middle East | #5 in AE |
| Elevation | 265 m / 869 ft | =20,080 of 43,403 | #252 in Middle East | #2 in AE |
| Age | Opened 1994 | =10,385 of 15,079 | =80 in Middle East | #7 in AE |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =72 in Middle East | =5 in AE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 119.850 |
| GND | GND | 129.150 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.850 |

## Nearby airports

- [DWC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdw.md) Al Maktoum International Airport · 84 km / 52 mi
- [NHD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdm.md) Al Minhad Air Base · 89 km / 55 mi
- [AUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omaa.md) Zayed International Airport · 99 km / 62 mi
- [OHS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oosh.md) Suhar International Airport · 104 km / 65 mi
- [DHF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omam.md) Al Dhafra Air Base · 108 km / 67 mi
- [OMNK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ae-0221.md) Sas Al Nakheel Air Base · 112 km / 70 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 Ain International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Al_Ain_International_Airport&oldid=1364534090), revision of 17 Jul 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/omal/data