Abha International Airport Announces Suspension of Air Traffic During This Period

Citizen – Hassan Asiri – Abha

The General Authority of Civil Aviation announced Monday that air traffic at Abha International Airport in Asir would stop for 9 hours starting Wednesday, March 27 at 18 hours, until the temporary operation of Abha airport to Thursday at 3 o'clock. , Corresponding to March 28, local time of the Kingdom.

The Civil Aviation Authority announced that it would begin operating the temporary runway at Abha International Airport as of March 28, adding that this temporary runway would replace the main runway of the airport, which will be developed and reconfigured to accommodate large and jumbo aircraft. Increased number of passengers and number of flights at Abha International Airport.

The Civil Aviation Authority said that it was currently developing a terminal extension and its main corridor, which provided for the increase in the number of four-door entrances to 750 entrances. seating, with the possibility of increasing the number of doors to six, depending on the operational needs of the airport.

In parallel with the increase in the number of international two-door gates with a capacity of 300 seats, bringing the capacity of 1.1 million passengers per year to two million five hundred thousand passengers a year.