Al Ain International Airport (IATA: AAN, ICAO: OMAL); Arabic: مَطَار ٱلْعَيْن ٱلدَُوَلِِي; transliterated: Maṭār Al-ʿAyn Ad-Duwalī) is an airport located 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) west-northwest[1] of Al Ain in the Eastern Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. It was opened on 31 March 1994. It is the fifth busiest airport in the UAE.[2]
Al-Ain International Airport مَطَار ٱلْعَيْن ٱلدَُوَلِِي (in Arabic) | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Abu Dhabi Airports Company | ||||||||||
Serves | Al Ain | ||||||||||
Opened | 31 March 1994 | ||||||||||
Time zone | UAE Standard Time (UTC+04:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 866 ft / 264 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 24°15′42″N 055°36′33″E / 24.26167°N 55.60917°E | ||||||||||
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Airlines and destinations edit
Airlines | Destinations |
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Air India Express | Kozhikode |
Ariana Afghan Airlines | Khost |
Nile Air | Cairo |
Pakistan International Airlines | Peshawar,[3] Sialkot[4] |
Accidents and incidents edit
- On 27 February 2011, a Grumman 21T eight seater aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff, killing four on board.[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "UAE AIP". Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. (login required)
- ^ "Largest airports and airlines in the United Arab Emirates". Worlddata.info. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ Liu, Jim (17 January 2019). "Pakistan International expands Middle East network from Peshawar in 1Q19". Routes Online.
- ^ Liu, Jim (17 October 2022). "PAkistan International Plans NW22 Sialkot – Middle East Routes Addition". AeroRoutes.
- ^ "Four Americans dead in plane crash". Eturbonews. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.