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Al-Ahsa International Airport

Hofuf, Saudi Arabia · Asia

Asia Asia/Riyadh

3direct destinations

2airlines

1runway

3,060 mLongest runway

Al-Ahsa International Airport (IATA: HOF, ICAO: OEAH) is an airport located in Hofuf, serving Al-Ahsa Governorate in Saudi Arabia.

Location

25.285°N, 49.485°E · 179 m s. n. m. (588 ft)

General data

CountrySaudi Arabia

CityHofuf

IATA codeHOF

ICAO codeOEAH

Coordinates25.285°N, 49.485°E

Elevation179 m s. n. m. (588 ft)

Time zoneAsia/Riyadh

Runways1

Longest runway3,060 m

Direct destinations3

Runways · 1

16/34

Length3,060 m10,039 ft

Width45 m148 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lighted✓

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 2

Flight information

131.500

Common traffic (CTAF)

122.800

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Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.

History

In 1945, Al-Ahsa International Airport was originally built as an airstrip. In 1985, the airport was upgraded with a short runway, serving as an alternative landing ground to King Fahd International Airport. During Operation Desert Shield and the Gulf War in 1991, it served as an air base for the French Air Force. General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), which is Saudi Arabia's civil aviation regulator, formally approved the airport's international status in 2011. A GACA study predicted that the airport was expected to grow by 300,000 passengers per annum between 2015 and 2020. Around 300,000 expatriate workers live in the area.

Airlines operating here · 2

Other airlines with direct routes

Flynas flydubai

Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

Photo: كنرال · CC BY-SA 3.0 · view original

Data from OurAirports (public domain) · destinations and airlines from Wikipedia route tables (CC BY-SA, 2026), unless another source is given · profile and photo from Wikidata/Wikimedia Commons (CC0 / CC) · summary and history from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Al-Ahsa International Airport (HOF). Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/HOF

MLA

“Al-Ahsa International Airport (HOF).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/HOF. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Vuelopedia. “Al-Ahsa International Airport (HOF).” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 15, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/HOF.

Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Al-Ahsa International Airport (HOF). Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/HOF (Accessed: 24 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_hof,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Al-Ahsa International Airport (HOF)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/HOF},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/HOF}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-24},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-24}
}

Wikipedia

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