| Al-Ahsa International Airport | |
| Nativename: | مطار الأحساء الدولي |
| Iata: | HOF |
| Icao: | OEAH |
| Type: | Public |
| Operator: | Government |
| City-Served: | Al-Ahsa Governorate |
| Location: | Hofuf |
| Elevation-F: | 588 |
| Elevation-M: | 179 |
| Coordinates: | 25.2853°N 49.485°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Saudi Arabia |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Saudi Arabia |
| Pushpin Label: | OEAH |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Metric-Rwy: | y |
| R1-Number: | 16/34 |
| R1-Length-M: | 3,060 |
| R1-Length-F: | 10,039 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Footnotes: | Sources:[1] |
Al-Ahsa International Airport (ar|مطار الأحساء الدولي,) is a public airport serving Hofuf (also known as Al-Ahsa or Al-Hasa), a city in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.
During Operation Desert Shield and the Gulf War in 1991, it served as an air base for the French Air Force.
General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), which is Saudi Arabia's civil aviation regulator, formally approved the airport's international status in 2011. A GACA study predicted that the airport was expected to grow by 300,000 passengers per annum between 2015 and 2020. Around 300,000 expatriate workers live in the area.[2]
In April 2024, revisions were completed, the airport was equipped with two international halls with a total area of 2,660 square meters, in addition to 10 gates for domestic and international departures and arrivals. The total area of the project exceeded 58 thousand square meters of development and expansion to double the capacity of Al-Ahsa International Airport to 200%, so that the total number of passengers travelling through the airport reached one million passengers during the year, and redesigning the airport to modern looks and inspired by the local culture.