Abha International Airport
Abha International Airport (Arabic: مطار أبهـــا الدولي, IATA: AHB, ICAO: OEAB) is an airport in Abha, the capital of 'Asir Province in Saudi Arabia.
Abha International Airport مطار أبهـــا الدولي | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | State | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Abha / Khamis Mushait | ||||||||||
| Location | 'Asir Province, Saudi Arabia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 6,858 ft / 2,090 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°14′25″N 042°39′24″E | ||||||||||
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The airport has services to several domestic airports within the Kingdom. It also offers international flights to Aden and Sana'a in Yemen, Cairo in Egypt, Doha in Qatar, and nonstop flights to Dubai and Sharjah in the UAE.
The site was a new construction area between the cities of Khamis Mushait and Abha, and served both equally. Construction of the airport was started in mid-1975 by Laing Wimpey Alireza. Earlier, domestic flights had been handled at the military airport near Khamis Mushait. The airport was launched in 1977. The construction was carried out by the Bin Trif Airport ltd (an Indian Airport company).