Abha International Airport AHB / OEAB

Corrected runway designation to the single 15/33 strip (3350m asphalt) — the draft's 13/31 heading was wrong; ILS/NAVAID data re-mapped to RWY 15 (CAT I, PAPI) and RWY 33 (non-precision, SALS, DVOR/TACAN ABH 112.9) accordingly. On 13-14 Jul 2026 Houthi missiles and drones targeted Abha for the first time since the 2022 truce; Saudi air defenses intercepted them with no reported casualties or damage. Strikes resumed in Aug 2026 and the airport was subsequently CLOSED by NOTAM, with operations suspended as of this record's Sep 2026 baseline — verify the live NOTAM before relying on the H24/hours data above, which reflects the pre-closure normal schedule. This sits within the wider 2026 Middle East conflict (Israel-Iran-linked escalation feeding the Houthi campaign), which through 2026 has produced intermittent airspace closures and elevated alert levels across Saudi and Iraqi airspace generally, alongside the direct Jul-Aug 2026 strikes on Abha itself — monitor NOTAMs for both countries closely. The previously stated 4.8M 2025 passenger figure traced only to an unverified social-media compilation, not an official GACA/GASTAT per-airport release, and was implausible against the terminal's roughly 1.5M nominal design capacity (other secondary trackers cite far lower counts, e.g. approx. 281,000 for 2023); it has been removed (pax fields nulled) pending an official figure. Matarat Holding is pursuing privatization and expansion of Abha toward approx. 13M pax capacity by phases through 2028, reportedly via a Cluster 2 tender launched Dec 2024, but as of Sep 2026 no concession contract award had been confirmed.