AirportsKing Saud Bin Abdulaziz (Al Baha) Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Al-Baha, in Al Batah Region, Saudi Arabia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ABT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ABT
- ICAO code
- OEBA
- City
- Al-Baha
- State or region
- Al Batah Region
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 20.2985° N, 41.6362° E
- Elevation
- 1,672 m (5,486 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,350 m (10,991 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ABT means King Saud Bin Abdulaziz (Al Baha) Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OEBA. 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 20.2985° N, 41.6362° E. It stands 1,672 metres (5,486 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off. The nearest large city in our data is Sabt Alalayah, about 87 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Riyadh, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
King Saud Bin Abdulaziz (Al Baha) Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,350 metres (10,991 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 29 airports of Saudi Arabia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 12.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 3,350 m 10,991 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bisha AirportBisha | BHH | 109 km |
| Taif International AirportTaif | TIF | 174 km |
| Abha International AirportAbha | AHB | 253 km |
| King Abdulaziz International AirportJeddah | JED | 300 km |
| Wadi Al Dawasir Domestic AirportWadi Al Dawasir | WAE | 372 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,691 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,268 km | 4 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,511 km | 2 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,024 km | 6 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,515 km | 13 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,624 km | 16 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,082 km | 9 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,411 km | 11 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,010 km | 16 h 10 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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