OEAH AD 2.1 AERODROME LOCATION INDICATOR AND NAME
OEAH - AL AHSA
OEAH AD 2.2 AERODROME GEOGRAPHICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DATA
1
ARP coordinates and site at AD
N251710 E0492910
193° / 067 NM FM KFA
2
Direction and distance from (city)
14 KM NE FM AL AHSA
3
Elevation/Reference temperature
588 FT / 46° C
4
Geoid undulation at AD ELEV PSN
NIL
5
MAG VAR/Annual change
3° E ( 2020) / 0.05 increasing
6
Aerodrome Operator, address, telephone, telefax, telex, AFS
GENERAL AUTHORITY OF CIVIL AVIATION
P.O.Box 2884
Hofuf 31982
Saudi Arabia
Tel: +966 13 5710057
Tel: +966 13 5710087
Fax: +966 13 5710012
Telex: 861333 APHASA SJ

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Types of traffic permitted (IFR/VFR)
IFR/VFR
8
Remarks
Controlled aerodrome. PPR PN 3 HR to AP for non SKED
OEAH AD 2.3 OPERATIONAL HOURS
1
AD Administration
HS SUN - THU 05:00 - 13:00 (0800-1600 LMT)
2
Customs and immigration
HO
3
Health and sanitation
NIL
4
AIS Briefing Office
NIL
5
ATS Reporting Office (ARO)
NIL
6
MET Briefing Office
H24
7
ATS
H24
8
Fuelling
Saudi Aramco ACFT only
9
Handling
HO
10
Security
H24
11
De-icing
NIL
12
Remarks
NIL
OEAH AD 2.4 HANDLING SERVICES AND FACILITIES
1
Cargo-handling facilities
HO- Saudi Airlines
2
Fuel/oil types
JET A1  / Oil different types
3
Fuelling facilities/capacity
Tankers - Delivery rate variable
4
De-icing facilities
NIL
5
Hangar space for visiting aircraft
NIL
6
Repair facilities for visiting aircraft
NIL
7
Remarks
NIL
OEAH AD 2.5 PASSENGER FACILITIES
1
Hotels
In the city
2
Restaurants
Cafeteria in the Terminal Building
3
Transportation
Taxi - Counter Car Rental
4
Medical facilities
Clininc at airport
5
Bank and Post Office
ATM at the airport
6
Tourist Office
Tourism agency at the airport
7
Remarks
NIL
OEAH AD 2.6 RESCUE AND FIRE FIGHTING SERVICES
1
AD category for fire fighting
CAT 7
2
Rescue equipment
Yes
3
Capability for removal of disabled aircraft
NIL
4
Remarks
NIL
OEAH AD 2.7 SEASONAL AVAILABILITY - CLEARING
1
Types of clearing equipment
NIL
2
Clearance priorities
NIL
3
Remarks
NIL
OEAH AD 2.8 APRONS, TAXIWAYS AND CHECK LOCATIONS DATA
1
Apron surface and strength
Designator
Surface
Strenght
APRON B
Concrete
PCN 81/R/C/X/T
APRON A
Concrete
PCN 48/R/A/W/T
2
Taxiway width, surface and strength
Designator
of TWY

Width
Surface
Strenght
TWY A
38.00 M
Asphalt
PCN 59/F/A/X/T
TWY A1
38.00 M
Asphalt
PCN 59/F/A/X/T
TWY A2
38.00 M
Asphalt
PCN 59/F/A/X/T
TWY A3
38.00 M
Asphalt
PCN 59/F/A/X/T
TWY A4
38.00 M
Asphalt
PCN 59/F/A/X/T
TWY A5
38.00 M
Asphalt
PCN 59/F/A/X/T
3
Altimeter checkpoint location and elevation
NIL
4
VOR checkpoints
NIL
5
INS checkpoints
NIL
6
Remarks
NIL
OEAH AD 2.9 SURFACE MOVEMENT GUIDANCE AND CONTROL SYSTEM AND MARKINGS
1
Use of aircraft stand ID signs, TWY guide lines and visual docking/parking guidance system of aircraft stands
NIL
2
RWY and TWY markings and LGT
RWY Marking: CL, TDZ, THR, Side Stripe, ID, Pre THR

RWY Lighting: Edge, Runway end and Threshold

TWY Marking: CL, Edge, Holding position

TWY Lighting: Edge

3
Stop bars
NIL
4
Other runway protection measures
NIL
5
Remarks
NIL
OEAH AD 2.10 AERODROME OBSTACLES
OBST ID/ Designation OBST type OBST position ELEV/HGT Markings / Type, colour Remarks
   
NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL
OEAH AD 2.11 METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION PROVIDED
1
Associated MET Office
MET STATION AL AHSA
2
Hours of service
MET Office outside hours

H24
3
Office responsible for TAF preparation
Period of validity

MET OFFICE DAMMAM
30 HOURS
00.12HR

4
Tred forecast
Interval of issuance

TREND
1 Hour

5
Briefing/consultation provided
Self briefing Self-briefing / Tel: +966 13 8836152
Website: https://met.gamep.gov.sa/login/login.php(*)

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Flight documentation
Language(s) used

Charts.abbreviated plain language text. METARs/TAFs available
on NCM Website: https://met.gamep.gov.sa/login/login.php
English

7
Charts and other information available for briefing or consultation
Significant Weather Charts. SIGMET. AD WARNING available
on NCM Website: https://met.gamep.gov.sa/login/login.php

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Supplementary equipment available for providing information
NIL
9
ATS units provided with information
Al Ahsa Tower
10
Additional information (limitation of service, etc.)
TEL: +966 13 5710046 and +966 13 5710045
 
Current weather on ATIS
(*) Access to NCM website requires user registration.

OEAH AD 2.12 RUNWAY PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Designations RWY
TRUE BRG
Dimension of RWY (M)
Strength (PCN) and surface of RWY and SWY
THR coordinates
RWY end coordinates
THR geoid undulation

THR elevation and highest elevation of TDZ of precision APP RWY
1
2
3
4
5
6
16
165.00
3060 x 45
PCN 59/F/A/X/T
Asphalt
SWY: Concrete and asphalt
251755.55N
0492852.64E
GUND: NIL
THR 588.00 FT
TDZ 588.00 FT
34
345.00
3060 x 45
PCN 59/F/A/X/T
Asphalt
SWY: Concrete and asphalt
251619.54N
0492921.20E
GUND: NIL
THR 574.00 FT
TDZ 574.00 FT
Slope OF RWY and SWY
SWY dimensions (M)
CWY dimensions (M)
Strip dimensions (M)
RESA dimensions (M)
Location and
description of
engineering
material
Arresting system
(EMAS)

OFZ
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
For Rwy 16: -0.14%
60 x 45
240 x 45
3180 x 300
NIL
NIL
 

NIL
For Rwy 34: +0.14%
60 x 45
300 x 45
3180 x 300
NIL
NIL
 

NIL
Remarks
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NIL
NIL
OEAH AD 2.13 DECLARED DISTANCES
RWY Designator
TORA
(M)

TODA
(M)

ASDA
(M)

LDA
(M)

Remarks
1
2
3
4
5
6
16
3060
3300
3120
3060
NIL
34
3060
3360
3120
3060
NIL
OEAH AD 2.14 APPROACH AND RUNWAY LIGHTING
RWY
Designator

APCH LGT type LEN INTST
THR LGT colour WBAR
VASIS (MEHT) PAPI
TDZ, LGT LEN
RWY Centre Line LGT Length, spacing, colour, INTST
RWY edge LGT LEN, spacing colour INTST
RWY End LGT colour WBAR
SWY LGT LEN (M) colour
Remarks
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
16
SALS
420 M
LIH
 

Green
 

PAPI
Both sides/3°
 

NIL
NIL
3060 M, 60 M
White
LIH
 

Red
 

NIL
NIL
34
CALVERT
CAT1
900 M
LIH
 

Green
 

PAPI
Both sides/3°
 

NIL
NIL
3060 M, 60 M
White
LIH
 

Red
 

NIL
NIL
OEAH AD 2.15 OTHER LIGHTING, SECONDARY POWER SUPPLY
1
ABN/IBN location, characteristics and hours of operation
ABN : ALTN FLG GW ; SS-SR + Low visibility
 

2
LDI location and LGT Anemometer location and LGT
LDI: NIL
Anemometer: Lighted
3
TWY edge and centre line lighting and stop bars (if any)
Taxiway Edge:
TWY A - Blue

Taxiway centre line:
NIL

4
Secondary power supply/switch-over time
Yes / 10 SEC
5
Remarks
Solar Beacons on the mountains around the airport .
OEAH AD 2.16 HELICOPTER LANDING AREA
1
Coordinates TLOF or THR of FATO
Geoid undulation

NIL
NIL
 

2
TLOF and/or FATO elevation M/FT
NIL
 

3
TLOF and FATO area dimensions, surface, strength, marking
NIL
 

4
True BRG of FATO
NIL
5
Declared distance available
NIL
6
APP and FATO lighting
NIL
 

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Remarks
NIL
OEAH AD 2.17 ATS AIRSPACE
1
Designation and lateral limits
AL AHSA CTR
252758N 0493036E - 252436N 0492002E - 250507N 0492731E - 250916N 0493748E - 252758N 0493036E
2
Vertical limits
SFC to 3500 FT AMSL
3
Airspace classification
OTHER
4
ATS unit call sign Language(s)
Al Ahsa Tower
English/Arabic
5
Transition altitude
13000 FT
6
Hours of applicability (or activation)
NIL
7
Remarks
CTR is considered as ATZ during AFIS operational working hours from
18:00 to 03:00 UTC.
Airspace classification:
D from 03:00 to 18:00 UTC
G from 18:00 to 03:00 UTC

OEAH AD 2.18 ATS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES
Service designation
Call sign
Frequency
Hours of operation
SATVOICE
Logon address
Remarks
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
AFIS
Al Ahsa Tower
118.200 MHZ
DOC 10 NM/3500 FT
18:00-03:00
NIL
NIL
Al Ahsa Tower Primary Frequency
355.000 MHZ
DOC 10 NM/3500 FT
18:00-03:00
 

121.500 MHZ
 

H24
Emergency
243.000 MHZ
 

H24
NIL
SMGCS
Ground Control
121.900 MHZ
DOC 5 NM/GND
H24
NIL
NIL
Al Ahsa Ground Primary Frequency
TWR
Al Ahsa Tower
118.200 MHZ
DOC 10 NM/3500 FT
03:00-18:00
NIL
NIL
Al Ahsa Tower Primary Frequency
355.000 MHZ
DOC 10 NM/3500 FT
03:00-18:00
NIL
ATIS
NIL
128.850 MHZ
DOC 60 NM/20000 FT
H24
NIL
NIL
NIL
D-ATIS
NIL
NIL
 

H24
NIL
NIL
D-ATIS service is available through
SITA network on request

TIBA
NIL
122.800 MHZ
 

H24
NIL
NIL
TIBA procedure to be applied H24 outside Al-Ahsa CTR/ATZ. Call Al Ahsa Tower 15 min before ARR time
OEAH AD 2.19 RADIO NAVIGATION AND LANDING AIDS
Type of aid
MAG VAR
Type of
supported OPS
(for
VOR/ILS/MLS,
give declination)

ID
Frequency
Hours of operation
Position of transmitting antenna coordinates
Elevation of DME transmitting antenna
Service
volume
radius
from GBAS
reference
Point

Remarks
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
LOC 34
ILS CAT I
IHSA
110.900 MHZ
H24
251805.1N
0492849.8E
 

NIL
NIL
NIL
GP 34
ILS CAT I
IHSA
330.800 MHZ
H24
251628.5N
0492914.1E
 

NIL
NIL
GP 318M FM THR RWY 34
GPA 3˚ HGT OF ILS REF DATUM 55.1FT (TCH)

DME 34
ILS CAT I
IHSA
330.800 MHZ
(CH46X)
NIL
251628.5N
0492914.1E
600 FT
NIL
DME reads Zero at the
DME antenna

VOR/TACAN
(03° E)
HSA
116.600 MHZ
(CH113X)
H24
251644.9N
0492902.5E
600 FT
NIL
NIL
OEAH AD 2.20 LOCAL AERODROME REGULATIONS
NIL
OEAH AD 2.21 NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES
Aircraft operated below ALT 10 000 FT, anywhere, must not exceed the following values of indicated airspeed (IAS), except that the minimum safe operating speed for a particular aircraft shall always be the determining factor when it is greater than the maximum speeds prescribed below unless otherwise authorized or required by an ATC unit.
 
Within an aerodrome traffic circuit:
 
Turbine engine aircraft - 200 KT (230 MPH / 370 KPH); unless otherwise authorized or required by an ATC unit.
 
Elsewhere:
 
250 KT (288 MPH / 460 KPH).
OEAH AD 2.22 FLIGHT PROCEDURES
2.22.1   General

All aircraft operating within Al Ahsa CTR shall reference altimeters to the officially reported QNH for Al Ahsa Airport when at or below the
TA.

2.22.2   PROCEDURES FOR IFR FLIGHT WITHIN AL AHSA TMA/CTA

Reserved

2.22.2.1   Routing:

Reserved

2.22.2.2   Holding procedures:

Reserved

2.22.2.3   Arrival procedures:

Reserved

2.22.2.4   Approach facilities:

Reserved
2.22.5 Circuit directions
  1. A Right-hand circuit is used for RWY 16
  2. A Left-hand circuit is used for RWY 34.
  3. Circuits height is 1000 FT AGL for Oxford Academy aircraft, and 1500 FT AGL for all other turbojet aircraft.

2.22.2.6   Departure procedures
  1. For RWY 16, climb on runway heading to 3500 FT, then proceed via flight planned route, continue climb to cleared flight level.
  2. For RWY 34, climb on runway heading to 3500 FT, then proceed via flight planned route, continue climb to cleared flight level.     

2.22.3   ATC SURVEILLANCE PROCEDURES WITHIN AL AHSA TMA/CTA

Reserved

2.22.4   RADAR VECTORING AND SEQUENCING

Reserved

2.22.5   PRECISION RADAR APPROACHES

Reserved

2.22.6   SURVEILLANCE RADAR APPROACH

Reserved

2.22.7 COMMUNICATIONS
  • Two-way VHF/UHF voice communication capability is mandatory for all flights intending to operate within Al Ahsa CTR/ ATZ.

2.22.8 COMMUNICATION FAILURE

Two-way radio communication failure procedure:
  • Squawk 7600 mode A/3.
  • Follow COM failure procedure on ENR 1.6.


2.22.9 LOW VISIBILITY PROCEDURES


Only one aircraft at a time shall be permitted to taxi.


2.22.10 PROCEDURES FOR VFR FLIGHT WITHIN AL AHSA TMA/CTA


Reserved


2.22.11 VFR ROUTES WITHIN AL AHSA CTR


Reserved


2.22.12 PROCEDURES FOR VFR FLIGHT WITHIN AL AHSA CTR/ATZ
Name/designator Location Geographic Coordinates Radial and distance Comments
East gate King faisal university 252032N 0493600E R059 from HSA 8.5NM For TFC coming from east
West gate Uthmaniyah 251139N 0491832E R242 from HSA 12.44NM For TFC coming from west
North gate Hasa industrial city 252426N 0492811E R354 from HSA 8.86NM For TFC coming from north

Note: All VFR flights shall enter Al Ahsa CTR/ATZ via these VRPs and must contact Al Ahsa tower 10NM prior the VRPs.

Note: These VRPs shall not be used as holding point.
OEAH AD 2.23 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
NIL
OEAH AD 2.24 CHARTS RELATED TO AN AERODROME
Charts
Pages
Aerodrome Chart - ICAO
Instrument Approach Chart - ICAO (ILS Y RWY 34)
ILS Y RWY 34 (Aeronautical data tabulation)
Instrument Approach Chart - ICAO (ILS Z or LOC RWY 34)
ILS Z or LOC RWY 34 (Aeronautical data tabulation)
Instrument Approach Chart - ICAO (VOR RWY 16)
VOR RWY 16 (Aeronautical data tabulation)
Instrument Approach Chart - ICAO (VOR RWY 34)
VOR RWY 34 (Aeronautical data tabulation)