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Al Ain International Airport

Coordinates: 24°15′42″N 055°36′33″E / 24.26167°N 55.60917°E / 24.26167; 55.60917
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Al-Ain International Airport

مَطَار ٱلْعَيْن ٱلدَُوَلِِي (in Arabic)
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; 55.60917
Map
AAN/OMAL is located in United Arab Emirates
AAN/OMAL
AAN/OMAL
Location in the UAE
Map
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-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. It is the fifth busiest airport in the UAE.[2]

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Air India ExpressKozhikode
Ariana Afghan AirlinesKhost
Nile AirCairo
Pakistan International AirlinesIslamabad
Etihad AirwaysJeddah

Accidents and incidents

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  • On 27 February 2011, a Grumman 21T eight seater aircraft (registration N221AG) crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all four on board.[3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "UAE AIP". Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. (login required)
  2. ^ "Largest airports and airlines in the United Arab Emirates". Worlddata.info. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Four Americans dead in plane crash". Eturbonews. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
  4. ^ Accident description for N221AG at the Aviation Safety Network