Al Ain International Airport

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Al-Ain International Airport

مَطَار ٱلْعَيْن ٱلدَُوَلِِي (in Arabic)
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAbu Dhabi Airports Company
ServesAl Ain
Opened31 March 1994
Time zoneUAE Standard Time (UTC+04:00)
Elevation AMSL866 ft / 264 m
Coordinates24°15′42″N 055°36′33″E / 24.26167°N 55.60917°E / 24.26167; 55.60917Coordinates: 24°15′42″N 055°36′33″E / 24.26167°N 55.60917°E / 24.26167; 55.60917
Map
OMAL is located in United Arab Emirates
OMAL
OMAL
Location in the UAE
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 4,000 13,123 Asphalt

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 or 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. 14 flights and 4,000 passenger pass through the airport each week.[2] It is the fifth busiest airport in UAE[citation needed].

Airlines and destinations[]

AirlinesDestinations
Air India ExpressKozhikode
Jazeera AirwaysKuwait City
Nile AirCairo
Pakistan International AirlinesPeshawar[3]

Accidents and incidents[]

  • On 27 February 2011, a Grumman 21T eight seater aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff, killing four on board.[4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "UAE AIP". UAE AIP. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. (login required)
  2. ^ Salem, Ola (9 November 2011). "1994: Capital opens another air route". The National. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  3. ^ Liu, Jim (17 January 2019). "Pakistan International expands Middle East network from Peshawar in 1Q19". Routes Online.
  4. ^ "Four Americans dead in plane crash". Eturbonews. Retrieved 28 February 2011.


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