AirportsAl-Ahsa International Airport is a large airport serving Hofuf, in Ash Sharqiyah Region, Saudi Arabia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is HOF.
Key facts
- IATA code
- HOF
- ICAO code
- OEAH
- City
- Hofuf
- State or region
- Ash Sharqiyah Region
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 25.2853° N, 49.4852° E
- Elevation
- 179 m (588 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,060 m (10,039 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, HOF means Al-Ahsa International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OEAH. 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 25.2853° N, 49.4852° E. It stands 179 metres (588 feet) above sea level.
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
Al-Ahsa International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,060 metres (10,039 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 29 airports of Saudi Arabia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 16.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 3,060 m 10,039 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 |
|---|---|---|
| King Fahd International AirportAd Dammam | DMM | 135 km |
| Bahrain International AirportManama, Bahrain | BAH | 159 km |
| Hamad International AirportDoha, Qatar | DOH | 213 km |
| King Khalid International AirportRiyadh | RUH | 283 km |
| Delma AirportDelma Island, United Arab Emirates | ZDY | 300 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,755 km | 3 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,500 km | 3 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 592 km | 1 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,098 km | 6 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,634 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,306 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,412 km | 8 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,434 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,564 km | 15 h 40 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.
Links
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