Al Ain International Airport
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 .
Al-Ain International Airport مَطَار ٱلْعَيْن ٱلدَُوَلِِي (in Arabic) | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
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Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air India Express | Kozhikode |
| Jazeera Airways | Kuwait City |
| Nile Air | Cairo |
| Pakistan International Airlines | Peshawar[3] |
Accidents and incidents
- On 27 February 2011, a Grumman 21T eight seater aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff, killing four on board.[4]
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See also
References
- "UAE AIP". UAE AIP. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. (login required)
- Salem, Ola (9 November 2011). "1994: Capital opens another air route". The National. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- Liu, Jim (17 January 2019). "Pakistan International expands Middle East network from Peshawar in 1Q19". Routes Online.
- "Four Americans dead in plane crash". Eturbonews. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
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