Ha'il International Airport (Arabic: مطار حائل الدولي, IATA: HAS[3], ICAO: OEHL) is an airport serving Ha'il (also spelled Hail), the capital of the Ha'il Province in Saudi Arabia.
Ha'il International Airport مطار حائل الدولي Maṭār Ḥā'il al-Iqlīmī | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | General Authority of Civil Aviation | ||||||||||
| Serves | Ha'il (Hail) | ||||||||||
| Location | Ha'il Province, Saudi Arabia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,331 ft / 1,015 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°26′16″N 041°41′10″E | ||||||||||
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  OEHL Location of airport in Saudi Arabia | |||||||||||
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Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 3,331 feet (1,015 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,720 by 45 metres (12,205 ft × 148 ft).[1]
Airlines and destinations
Airlines offering regularly scheduled passenger service:
Note all international flights all offered by non-domestic airlines.
Accidents and incidents
- On September 14, 2000, a Qatar Airways Airbus A300 from Doha en route to Amman, Jordan, was diverted to Ha'il Airport after being hijacked by an Iraqi asylum seeker. The hijacker immediately surrendered to Saudi authorities upon landing, and the flight continued onward to Amman with no injuries or casualties.[6]
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