AirportsAl Ain International Airport is a large airport serving Al Ain, in Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AAN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AAN
- ICAO code
- OMAL
- City
- Al Ain
- State or region
- Abu Dhabi Emirate
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 24.2617° N, 55.6092° E
- Elevation
- 265 m (869 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 4,000 m (13,123 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AAN means Al Ain International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OMAL. ICAO codes that begin with O belong to the Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 24.2617° N, 55.6092° E. It stands 265 metres (869 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Dubai, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Al Ain International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 4,000 metres (13,123 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 8 airports of United Arab Emirates on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 4,000 m 13,123 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Al Maktoum International AirportDubai(Jebel Ali) | DWC | 84 km |
| Zayed International AirportAbu Dhabi | AUH | 99 km |
| Suhar International AirportSuhar, Oman | OHS | 104 km |
| Dubai International AirportDubai | DXB | 112 km |
| Fujairah International AirportFujairah | FJR | 119 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,189 km | 3 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,872 km | 2 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,596 km | 7 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,105 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,512 km | 16 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,788 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,972 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,968 km | 14 h 55 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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