Hail International Airport

Hail International Airport مطار حائل الدولي
IATA: HAS ICAO: OEHL
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	General Authority of Civil Aviation
Operator	General Authority of Civil Aviation and Nesma Airlines
Serves	Hail Province
Location	Hail City, Saudi Arabia
Opened	1979
Elevation  AMSL	3,331 ft / 1,015 m
Coordinates	27°26′16″N041°41′10″E / 27.43778°N 41.68611°E / 27.43778; 41.68611
Map
OEHL Location of airport in Saudi Arabia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 18/36 3,720 12,204 Asphalt
Sources: [1] [2]

Hail International Airport (IATA : HAS ^[3] , ICAO : OEHL) is an airport located in Hail City, serving Hail Province in Saudi Arabia.

Hail International Airport was originally a regional airport but was later upgraded to international status in 2017. It currently operates a limited number of international flights. ^[4]

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:

Airlines	Destinations
Air Arabia	Cairo, [5] Sharjah [6] [7]
Flyadeal	Dammam, Jeddah, Riyadh
Flydubai	Dubai–International [8]
Flynas	Dammam, [9] Riyadh
Jazeera Airways	Kuwait
Nesma Airlines	Cairo
Nile Air	Cairo
Qatar Airways	Doha (begins 5 January 2026) [10]
Saudia	Jeddah, [11] Riyadh [12]

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, was diverted to Hail 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. ^[13]

See also

• List of airports in Saudi Arabia

References

1. Airport information for OEHL from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
2. Airport information for HAS at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
3. "IATA Airport Code Search (HAS: Hail)". International Air Transport Association . Retrieved 7 September 2013.
4. "International Airports in Saudi Arabia". Saudipedia. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
5. "Cairo, Egypt CAI". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 26 (11). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 198–201. May 2025. ISSN   1466-8718. OCLC   41608313.
6. "Sharjah, United Arab Emirates SHJ". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 26 (11). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 1056–1057. May 2025. ISSN   1466-8718. OCLC   41608313.
7. "Air Arabia Adds Hail Service from August 2013".
8. "Dubai, United Arab Emirates DXB". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 26 (11). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 337–343. May 2025. ISSN   1466-8718. OCLC   41608313.
9. "طيران ناس". flynas.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-27. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
10. "Qatar expands Saudi Network with new Hail route, more Jeddah and Riyadh flights". AeroTime. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
11. "Jeddah, Saudi Arabia JED". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 27 (2). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 597–600. August 2025. ISSN   1466-8718. OCLC   41608313.
12. "Riyadh, Saudi Arabia RUH". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 27 (2). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 1091–1094. August 2025. ISSN   1466-8718. OCLC   41608313.
13. Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Airbus A300B4-622R registration unknown Hail Airport (HAS)". aviation-safety.net.

External links

• Aeronautical chart and airport information for OEHL at SkyVector
• Current weather for OEHL at NOAA / NWS
• Accident history for HAS at Aviation Safety Network