Abha Regional Airport Expansion Project
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The General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) will float tenders for the new Abha airport project very soon. The development will be completed within two years, according to Dr. Faisal Bin Muhammad Al-Suqair, Deputy Chairman of GACA. He made this statement following a meeting with Asir Emir Prince Faisal Bin Khaled and his team.
Abha is the capital of Asir province in Saudi Arabia. It is situated at (2,200 meters) above sea level in the fertile mountains of south-western Saudi Arabia near the Asir National Park. Its mild climate makes it a popular tourist destination for Saudis. Abha Regional Airport currently has services to several domestic airports within the Kingdom. It also offers international flights to Aden and Sana’a in Yemen, Cairo in Egypt, and Dubai in the UAE.
The new airport’s main features include a passengers terminal that will accommodate five million passengers annually; 20 passenger boarding bridges; a yard for planes to park and parallel corridors to accommodate 26 planes simultaneously; car parking buildings that can accommodate 2,800 cars; buildings for the Presidency of Meteorology and the Environment, airport administration, aviation and airport maintenance; a mosque that can accommodate 1,000 worshipers; buildings for police authorities working in the airport; and buildings for administrative and technical support.
Al-Suqair stated that GACA, with support from its chairman Prince Fahd Bin Abdullah, is forging ahead with the construction and modernization of the Kingdom’s airports with the aim of developing them to keep pace with the growth of the global aviation market.
Carrying out expansion of the Abha regional airport, which will have an annual capacity of five million passengers.
