{{Short description|Sole international airport serving Bahrain}} {{use dmy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Infobox airport | name = Bahrain International Airport | nativename = | nativename-a = {{nobold|{{lang|ar|مطار البحرين الدولي}}}} | nativename-r = ''Maṭār al-Baḥrayn al-dwalī'' | image = Bahrain_Airport_logo.svg | image-width = 250 | image2 = Bahrain International Airport (New Terminal).jpg | image2-width = 250 | mapframe = yes | mapframe-wikidata = yes | IATA = BAH | ICAO = OBBI | website = {{URL|https://www.bahrainairport.bh/|bahrainairport.bh}} | coordinates = {{coord|26|16|15|N|050|38|01|E|region:BH_type:airport|display=it}} | pushpin_map = Bahrain#Asia | pushpin_label = BAH/OBBI | pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Al Muharraq]], [[Bahrain]] | metric-rwy = Yes | pushpin_relief = | pushpin_label_position = right | type = Public | owner-oper = [[Bahrain Airport Company]] | city-served = [[Bahrain]] | location = [[Muharraq]] | opened = {{start date and age|1927|||df=y|p=n|br=n}} | hub = *[[Gulf Air]] *[[Kalitta Air]] *[[SNAS/DHL]] *[[Texel Air]] | elevation-f = 8 | elevation-m = 2.4 | metric-elev = | r1-number = 12L/30R | r1-length-f = 13,005 | r1-length-m = 3,964 | r1-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]] | r2-number = 12R/30L | r2-length-f = 8,301 | r2-length-m = 2,530 | r2-surface = Asphalt | stat-year = 2023 – 2024 | stat1-header = Passengers | stat1-data = 9,350,580 {{increase}} 7% | stat2-header = Aircraft movements | stat2-data = 101,534 {{increase}} 8% | stat3-header = Cargo (MT) | stat3-data = 392,811 {{increase}} 11% | footnotes = Source: Statistics from the [[Ministry of Transportation (Bahrain)|Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunication]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Airport Statistics|url=https://www.mtt.gov.bh/sites/default/files/2025-09/CAA%202024.pdf}}</ref> }}
'''Bahrain International Airport''' {{Airport codes|BAH|OBBI}} ({{langx|ar|مطار البحرين الدولي}}, romanized: ''Maṭār al-Baḥrayn al-dwalī'') is the [[international airport]] of [[Bahrain]]. Located on [[Muharraq Island]], adjacent to the capital [[Manama]] and the city of [[Muharraq]], it serves as the hub for the national carrier [[Gulf Air]]. The airport is managed by the [[Bahrain Airport Company]]. Established in 1927, it is the [[Persian Gulf]]'s oldest international airport.
==History== ===Origins=== The origins of Bahrain's international airport dates to 1927 when a chartered flight to Bahrain landed.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Pictorial Journey Through Bahrain Airport's History |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/249153/a-pictorial-journey-through-bahrain-airports-history/ |website=Routesonline |access-date=9 November 2019}}</ref> The first scheduled [[Commercial aviation|commercial]] airliner to arrive in [[Bahrain]], in 1932, was a flight from London to [[Delhi]] operated on a [[Handley Page H.P.42]] aircraft named ''Hannibal''. The H.P.42 carried only 24 passengers, and the flight from London had taken several days of flying at speeds of 100 miles per hour. Through this regularly scheduled service, Bahrain became established as one of the [[Persian Gulf]]'s first international airports<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080819195803/http://www.bahrainairport.com/bia/history.htm Bahrain International Airport :: About Us – History]}}. Bahrainairport.com. Retrieved on 2010-10-19.</ref> as well as one of [[List of the busiest airports in the Middle East|the busiest airports in the Middle East]].
During World War II, the airport was used by the [[United States Army Air Forces]] [[Air Transport Command (United States Air Force)|Air Transport Command]] Central African Wing, being designated as Station # 13. It functioned as a stopover en route to [[Abadan-Ayatollah Jami International Airport|Abadan Airport]], [[Iran]] or [[Sharjah International Airport|Sharjah Airport]], in present-day [[UAE]] on the [[Karachi]]-[[Cairo]] route.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://airforcehistoryindex.org/data/000/181/428.xml |title=USAFHRA document 00181427 |publisher=Airforcehistoryindex.org |date=1986-11-13 |access-date=2018-02-20}}</ref> From 1943 until Bahrain's independence in December 1971, the [[Royal Air Force]] maintained a military installation at the airfield known initially as ''[[RAF Bahrain]]'' and from 1963 as ''RAF Muharraq''.<ref>[http://www.rafweb.org/Stations/Stations-M.htm#Muharraq Overseas Stations-M] Air of Authority.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radfanhunters.co.uk/Bahrain.htm|title=RAF Muharraq|access-date=1 June 2015}}</ref> The majority of these facilities were later acquired by the Bahraini flag carrier airline, [[Gulf Air]], while a small portion continues to be utilized by the [[U.S. Navy]] as Aviation Support Unit (ASU) Bahrain.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}
===20th century === [[File:314 Cameron close view of Bahrain - USACE-p15141coll5-15692.jpeg|thumb|Photo of the airport hangars in 1961.]] In 1936, the operation of [[Handley Page H.P.42|H.P.42]] aircraft from London to India via [[Bahrain]] had been stepped up to a twice-weekly frequency. In 1937, Bahrain saw the regular service of the [[Short Empire|Empire sea planes]]. The landing strip of these giants on the water was from where the marina club is located in Mina Salman today. From the 1950s, [[British Overseas Airways Corporation|BOAC]] operated several services a week through Bahrain. These included weekly services to [[Karachi]], [[Singapore]], [[Hong Kong]] and three times a week to [[Sydney]]. 1950 was a significant year not only for [[Muharraq]] as an international airport, but also for Bahrain's commercial aviation history. In this year, a new local airline, Gulf Aviation Company, was formed – the forerunner of [[Gulf Air]]. The company started with only one aircraft, a second-hand [[Avro Anson|Anson Mark II]], which was used initially on services to [[Dhahran]]. However, within two years, the fleet had expanded to four [[de Havilland]] aircraft and [[Douglas DC-3|DC-3s]] for use on a steadily growing network in the Persian Gulf. This established Bahrain on an international stage. It was easily the most modern and advanced airport in the Persian Gulf with a good runway, control tower, lighting, communication facilities and even restaurants. It began to attract other carriers such as [[Middle East Airlines]], [[Air India]], [[SriLankan Airlines|Air Ceylon]] and [[Iran Air]] – mostly operating [[Douglas DC-3|Dakotas]]. In December 1961, a new passenger terminal opened at the airport. During 1970–1971, RAF Muharraq was scaled back and eventually closed. In December 1971, the airport opened new passenger facilities, which included a wide area that could accommodate four [[Boeing 747|747]] aircraft. In 1976, the airport marked another significant first with the inauguration of [[supersonic]] flights, which saw the start-up of regular [[British Airways|BA]] [[Concorde]] service between London and Bahrain.<ref name="BAC">{{cite web |title=Bahrain Airport Company |url=http://www.bahrainairport.com/about-us/our-history/aviation-in-bahrain.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720021804/http://www.bahrainairport.com/about-us/our-history/aviation-in-bahrain.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=20 July 2013 |website=Bahrain International Airport |access-date=26 October 2019 |language=en-gb}}</ref> [[Pan Am]] introduced direct flights to New York in December 1976. It operated the route with Boeing 747SPs.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald/129938327/ | title=Pan Am inaugurates non-stop service to Bahrain | work=The Daily Herald | date=1976-11-13 | accessdate=13 August 2023 | location=Arlington Heights, Ill.}}</ref>
In the 1980s and 1990s, major facelifts took place and several major airline companies made the airport a destination. In 1994, a US$100 million terminal was inaugurated which boosted the airport's maximum capacity to 10 million passengers a year.<ref name="BAC" /> In July 1994, Gulf Air started nonstop service to New York on Airbus A340s. Due to the length of the route, westbound flights occasionally had to make a refuelling stop.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.flightglobal.com/gulf-bites-back/25730.article | title=Gulf bites back | work=Flight International | date=6 April 1999 | accessdate=14 November 2021 | url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=New U.S. Routes For 2 Airlines | work=The New York Times | date=1994-08-21 | id={{ProQuest|429843878}}}}</ref>
===21st century expansion=== In 2008, the airport was placed under the management of the newly created [[Bahrain Airport Company]], which falls under the umbrella of the Gulf Air Holding Company, which in turn is owned by [[Mumtalakat]], Bahrain's sovereign wealth fund.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bahrain Airport Company |url=http://mumtalakat.bh/industry/bahrain-airport-company/ |website=Mumtalakat |access-date=27 October 2019 |archive-date=27 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027102243/http://mumtalakat.bh/industry/bahrain-airport-company/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 8 October 2009, it was announced that BHD 1.8 billion expansion of Bahrain International Airport will start in 2010. The expansion, planned over the next 30 years, intended to triple the passenger capacity to 27 million a year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bahrain International Airport confirms major expansion plans despite easing traffic growth |url=https://centreforaviation.com/analysis/reports/bahrain-international-airport-confirms-major-expansion-plans-despite-easing-traffic-growth-6269 |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=CAPA - Centre for Aviation |language=en}}</ref>
In April 2010, [[United Airlines]] began service to Washington, D.C., via Kuwait. The carrier flew the route with a Boeing 777.<ref>{{cite news | title=United Airlines to start Bahrain-Washington flights | work=TradeArabia | date=2009-11-10 | id={{ProQuest|435309954}}}}</ref> United left Bahrain in January 2016.<ref>{{cite news | title=United Airlines terminates direct services to Kuwait, Bahrain | work=Mena Report | date=2015-10-27 | id={{ProQuest|1727632568}}}}</ref>
Since 2020 the airport has placed an increased effort to enhance the sustainability of the airport, including a [[LEED]] gold certification for the new Terminal Passenger Building in 2021,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Passenger Terminal Building {{!}} U.S. Green Building Council |url=https://www.usgbc.org/projects/passenger-terminal-building-0 |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=www.usgbc.org |language=en}}</ref> achieving a second consecutive [[International Organization for Standardization|ISO]] recertification for quality, environmental and occupational health and safety management systems in March 2024<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bahrain Airport Company Achieves Its Second Consecutive ISO Recertification for Quality, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems |url=https://www.aci-asiapac.aero/media-centre/news/bahrain-airport-company-achieves-its-second-consecutive-iso-recertification-for-quality-environmental-and-occupational-health-and-safety-management-systems |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=www.aci-asiapac.aero |language=en}}</ref> and becoming the first airport in the world to achieve the [[International Air Transport Association]] Environmental Assessment Certification in November 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bahrain News Agency |url=https://www.bna.bh/en/index.aspx |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=www.bna.bh}}</ref>
==Facilities== ===Terminal=== [[File:Bahrain Airport 2024.jpg|thumb|275x275px|The airport's new terminal building, April 2024]]
The airport's new $1.1 billion terminal opened on 28 January 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.airport-technology.com/news/bahrain-airport-terminal/ | title=Bahrain Airport's new $1.1bn terminal officially launches | date=July 2022 }}</ref> At {{Convert|210000|m2}}, the Passenger Terminal increases Bahrain International Airport's (BIA) capacity to 14 million passengers and 130,000 air traffic movements per year with a handling capacity of 4,700 bags per peak hour.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Market Facts |url=https://www.bahrainairport.bh/corporate/market-facts |access-date=2022-12-10 |website=www.bahrainairport.bh}}</ref> The new terminal cost 1.1 billion [[United States dollar|USD]]. The terminal features check-in halls, check-in desks, passport control booths, E-gates, security lanes, a {{Convert|9000|m2|abbr=on}} duty-free retail space, lounges, food and beverage zones, 24 departure gates, and 7,000 new parking spaces both at-grade and in multi-story facilities.
===Cargo=== Through the airport's {{Convert|25000|m2|abbr=on}} Cargo Terminal, a wide range of services are offered, including export cargo sales, transhipment, inter-airport trucking, and customs clearance. Bahrain is also the regional hub for [[DHL Aviation]]. With 115 weekly flights and 250 vehicles, DHL operates an integrated air and land network. Other cargo and logistics companies operating out of the airport include FedEx, TNT Express, Aramex, and Global Logistical Services (GLS).{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}
===Ground handling=== Bahrain Airport Services (BAS) provides airport services at Bahrain International Airport (BIA). Supported by a 3,000-strong staff, BAS is an ISAGO-accredited Ground Service Provider. Overseeing the Kingdom's oil, gas, and petroleum assets, Bahrain Jet Fuel Company (BJFCO) is a joint venture between Bahrain Airport Company and the [[nogaholding]]. BJFCO is currently constructing a fuel farm complex in the northeastern area of the airport as part of a major restructuring of the Kingdom's aviation fueling industry.
=== Awal Private Terminal === The Awal Private Terminal at Bahrain International Airport is a dedicated facility for [[Very important person|VIP]] passengers, government officials, and [[private aviation]] clients.<ref>{{Cite web |agency=Gulf Daily News |title=Business leaders briefed on Bahrain's Awal Private Terminal |url=https://www.zawya.com/en/business/transport-and-logistics/business-leaders-briefed-on-bahrains-awal-private-terminal-j0o3xrpv |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=Zawya |language=en}}</ref> The terminal offers private [[check-in]], [[Security clearance|security screening]], and [[Border control|immigration procedures]]. The {{Convert|4000|m2|abbr=on}} terminal is operated by Hala Bahrain, a subsidiary of [[Bahrain Airport Company]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Morrison |first=Murdo |date=2022-11-08 |title=Bahrain airport operator follows new terminal with focus on freight |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/bahrain-airport-operator-follows-new-terminal-with-focus-on-freight/150867.article |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=Flight Global }}</ref>
==Airlines and destinations== ===Passenger=== {{Airport destination list|3rdcoltitle = Refs | 3rdcolunsortable=yes <!-- WHEN ADDING A NEW ROUTE, OR ADDING AN END DATE FOR A ROUTE PLEASE ADD AN INDEPENDENT REFERENCE, ALSO ADD THE ROUTE AND LINK ON THE CORRESPONDING AIRPORTS ARTICLE AND THE AIRLINES ARTICLE IF IT IS A NEW DESTINATION, ANYTHING WHICH IS NOT REFERENCED WILL BE REMOVED. ALSO WHEN ADDING A NEW ROUTE, A FIRM DATE IS MANDATORY.--> <!-- --> | [[Air Arabia]] | [[Abu Dhabi International Airport|Abu Dhabi]],<ref>{{OAGWorldMay2025Ref|title=Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates AUH|pages=13-15}}</ref> [[Sharjah International Airport|Sharjah]]<ref>{{OAGWorldMay2025Ref|title=Sharjah, United Arab Emirates SHJ|pages=1056-1057}}</ref> | <!-- --> | [[Air India Express]] | [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240415-ix2q24int|title=Air India Express 2Q24 Middle East Network Additions|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=15 April 2024|accessdate=15 April 2024}}</ref> [[Kannur International Airport|Kannur]], [[Cochin International Airport|Kochi]], [[Calicut International Airport|Kozhikode]], [[Mangalore International Airport|Mangaluru]], [[Trivandrum International Airport|Thiruvananthapuram]]| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airindiaexpress.in/en/about-us/route-map-schedule?dateFrom=2022-03-27&dateTo=2022-03-31&fromAirport=TRV&toAirport=BAH&isRoundtrip=true|title=TRV-BAH Air India Express Flights Schedule|publisher=[[Air India Express]]|access-date=11 March 2022}}|</ref> <!-- --> | [[AirAsia X]] | [[Kuala Lumpur International Airport|Kuala Lumpur–International]], [[London Gatwick Airport|London–Gatwick]] (both begin 27 June 2026) | <ref name="x134">{{cite web | title=AirAsia X revives Gatwick-Kuala Lumpur route | website=Travel Weekly | date=2025-03-31 | url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/all-content/airasia-x-revives-gatwick-kuala-lumpur-route | language=pt | access-date=2026-02-11}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[AJet]] | [[Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport|Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen]]<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220712-tk1ns2232q|title=AnadoluJet July - October 2022 A321neo Network - 10JUL22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=12 July 2022|accessdate=2 February 2025|language=en-ca}}</ref> | <!-- --> | [[Azerbaijan Airlines]] | [[Heydar Aliyev International Airport|Baku]]<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230504-j2jun23bah|title=Azerbaijan Airlines Resumes Bahrain Service From June 2023|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=4 May 2023|accessdate=29 December 2024|language=en-CA}}</ref> | <!-- --> | [[British Airways]] | [[Heathrow Airport|London–Heathrow]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/british-airways-scraps-bahrain-suspension|title=British Airways scraps plan to drop flights to Bahrain in apparent U-turn|publisher=Aero Time|date=21 November 2024|accessdate=22 November 2024}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Egyptair]] | [[Cairo International Airport|Cairo]]<ref>{{OAGWorldMay2025Ref|title=Cairo, Egypt CAI|pages=198-201}}</ref> | <!-- --> | [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]] | [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai–International]]<ref name="ReferenceA">{{OAGWorldMay2025Ref|title=Dubai, United Arab Emirates DXB|pages=337-343}}</ref> | <!-- --> | [[Ethiopian Airlines]] | [[Addis Ababa Bole International Airport|Addis Ababa]]<ref>{{OAGWorldMay2025Ref|title=Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ADD|pages=17-19}}</ref> | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/276825/ethiopian-splits-bahrain-dammam-flights-from-march-2018/ |title=Ethiopian splits Bahrain / Dammam flights from March 2018 |publisher=Routesonline |access-date=2018-02-20}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Etihad Airways]] | [[Abu Dhabi International Airport|Abu Dhabi]]<ref>{{OAGWorldAug2025Ref|title=Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates AUH|pages=14-16}}</ref> | <!-- --> | [[Fly Jinnah]] | [[Islamabad International Airport|Islamabad]], [[Allama Iqbal International Airport|Lahore]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250210-9pns25intl |title=FLYJINNAH NS25 MIDDLE EAST NETWORK ADDITIONS |publisher=Aeroroutes|date=10 February 2025}}</ref> | <ref>{{cite news |title=Fly Jinnah to launch flights from Bahrain to Islamabad |url=https://www.zawya.com/en/business/aviation/fly-jinnah-to-launch-flights-from-bahrain-to-islamabad-wx96afby}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[FlyArystan]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Almaty International Airport|Almaty]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=FlyArystan Adds Seasonal Bahrain Service From June 2025 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250602-fsjun25bah |access-date=3 June 2025 |work=AeroRoutes |date=2 June 2025 |language=en-CA}}</ref> | <!-- --> | [[Flydubai]] | [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai–International]]<ref name="ReferenceA">{{OAGWorldMay2025Ref|title=Dubai, United Arab Emirates DXB|pages=337-343}}</ref> | <!-- --> | [[Flynas]] | [[Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport|Medina]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240726-xysep24med | title=FLYNAS FURTHER EXPANDS MADINAH INTERNATIONAL NETWORK IN SEP 2024|website=Aeroroutes|access-date=26 July 2024}}</ref> [[King Khalid International Airport|Riyadh]] | <!-- --> | [[Gulf Air]] | [[Abu Dhabi International Airport|Abu Dhabi]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_BAH_88_90">{{OAGWorldMay2025Ref|title=Bahrain, Bahrain BAH|pages=88-90}}</ref> [[Queen Alia International Airport|Amman–Queen Alia]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_BAH_88_90"/><ref name="excode">{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240826-tggfcodeshare | title=THAI / Gulf Air Expands Codeshare Service rom Sep 2024 }}</ref> [[Athens International Airport|Athens]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_BAH_88_90"/><ref name="excode"/> [[Heydar Aliyev International Airport|Baku]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_BAH_88_90"/><ref name="expansion">{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/277341/gulf-air-expands-s18-network/|title=Gulf Air expands S18 network|publisher=Routesonline |date=26 February 2018 |access-date=26 February 2018}}</ref> [[Suvarnabhumi Airport|Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_BAH_88_90"/> [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bengaluru]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_BAH_88_90"/> [[Milas–Bodrum Airport|Bodrum]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Gulf Air to commence Bahrain-Bodrum service|url=https://www.aaco.org/media-center/news/aaco-members/gulf-air-to-commence-bahrain-bodrum-service|work=Arab Air Carriers' Organisation|date=12 May 2023|access-date=24 May 2023|language=en}}</ref> [[Cairo International Airport|Cairo]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_BAH_88_90"/><ref name="excode"/> [[Mohammed V International Airport|Casablanca]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_BAH_88_90"/><ref name="expansion"/> [[Chennai International Airport|Chennai]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_BAH_88_90"/> [[Bandaranaike International Airport|Colombo–Bandaranaike]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_BAH_88_90"/><ref>{{cite news|author=Staff writer |url=http://www.arabianbusiness.com/bahrain-s-gulf-air-resume-sri-lanka-flights-in-january-655264.html |title=Bahrain's Gulf Air to resume Sri Lanka flights in January – Transport,GCC,Middle East,South Asia,Transport,Transport |newspaper=Arabian Business |publisher=ArabianBusiness.com |date=2016-12-16 |access-date=2018-02-20}}</ref> [[King Fahd International Airport|Dammam]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_BAH_88_90"/> [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_BAH_88_90"/> [[Shahjalal International Airport|Dhaka]], [[Hamad International Airport|Doha]],<ref name="Bahr">{{cite news|last=Salari|first=Fatemeh|title=Qatar and Bahrain to resume direct flights on 25 May after six year suspension|url=https://dohanews.co/qatar-and-bahrain-to-resume-direct-flights-on-25-may-after-six-year-suspension/|work=Doha News|date=16 May 2023|access-date=24 May 2023|language=en}}</ref> [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai–International]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_BAH_88_90"/> [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_BAH_88_90"/> [[Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport|Gassim]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_BAH_88_90"/> [[Dabolim Airport|Goa–Dabolim]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_BAH_88_90"/><ref>{{cite news|title=From Dabolim, Gulf Air to fly to Bahrain in March|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/from-dabolim-gulf-air-to-fly-to-bahrain-in-mar/articleshow/97101664.cms|work=The Times of India|date=19 January 2023|access-date=19 January 2023|language=en}}</ref> [[Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport|Guangzhou]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Gulf Air Plans Guangzhou late-May 2024 Launch |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240425-gfmay24can |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=25 April 2024}}</ref> [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_BAH_88_90"/> [[Islamabad International Airport|Islamabad]], [[Istanbul Airport|Istanbul]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_BAH_88_90"/> [[King Abdulaziz International Airport|Jeddah]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_BAH_88_90"/> [[Jinnah International Airport|Karachi]], [[Cochin International Airport|Kochi]], [[Kuwait International Airport|Kuwait City]], [[Allama Iqbal International Airport|Lahore]], [[Larnaca International Airport|Larnaca]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_BAH_88_90"/> [[Gatwick Airport|London–Gatwick]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_BAH_88_90"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250228-gfns25lgw|title=Gulf Air Adds London Gatwick Service in NS25|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=28 February 2025|accessdate=28 February 2025}}</ref> [[Heathrow Airport|London–Heathrow]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_BAH_88_90"/> [[Velana International Airport|Malé]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_BAH_88_90"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gulfair.com/media-centre/press-releases/gulf-air-announces-maldives-as-it-welcomes-its-third-airbus-320neo/ |title=Gulf Air announces Maldives as it welcomes its 3rd airbus A320neo |website=Gulf Air |access-date=22 June 2019 |archive-date=4 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904104810/https://www.gulfair.com/media-centre/press-releases/gulf-air-announces-maldives-as-it-welcomes-its-third-airbus-320neo |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Manchester Airport|Manchester]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_BAH_88_90"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240208-gfjul24man | title=Gulf Air Expands Manchester Service from July 2024 }}</ref> [[Ninoy Aquino International Airport|Manila]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_BAH_88_90"/> [[Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport|Medina]], [[Milan Malpensa Airport|Milan–Malpensa]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_BAH_88_90"/><ref name="bahrainexcellence1">{{cite web|url=https://bahrainexcellence.org/gulf-air-announces-launch-of-flights-to-rome-milan-nice-and-manchester-in-june/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223092233/https://bahrainexcellence.org/gulf-air-announces-launch-of-flights-to-rome-milan-nice-and-manchester-in-june/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=23 February 2022|title=gulf air announces launch of flights to rome, milan, nice and manchester in june|date=23 February 2022|publisher=Bahrain excellence|access-date=3 March 2022}}</ref> [[Sheremetyevo International Airport|Moscow–Sheremetyevo]],<ref name=GF_DME_to_SVO>{{cite news |title=Gulf Air to launch direct flights to Moscow via SVO |url=https://www.zawya.com/en/business/aviation/gulf-air-to-launch-direct-flights-to-moscow-via-svo-ts5li34b |access-date=20 November 2025 |work=www.zawya.com |publisher=ZAWYA by LSEG |date=20 November 2025 |language=en}}</ref> [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_BAH_88_90"/> [[Munich Airport|Munich]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_BAH_88_90"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240405-gfjul24muc|title=Gulf Air Adds Munich From July JULY 2024|access-date=5 April 2024}}</ref> [[Muscat International Airport|Muscat]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_BAH_88_90"/> [[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport|Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Gulf Air announces direct flights to Nairobi, Kenya|date=19 March 2025 |url=https://www.traveldailynews.com/aviation/gulf-air-announces-direct-flights-to-nairobi-kenya|publisher=Travel daily news international|access-date=20 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Liu|first=Jim|title=Gulf Air Resumes Nairobi Service From June 2025|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250320-gfns25nbo|website=AeroRoutes|date=20 March 2025}}</ref> [[Al Najaf International Airport|Najaf]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240527-gfjun24njf|title=GULF AIR RESUMES NAJAF SERVICE FROM JUNE 2024 |access-date=28 May 2024}}</ref> [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Liu|first=Jim|title=Gulf Air Resumes New York Service in 4Q25|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250717-gf4q25jfk|website=AeroRoutes|date={{date|2025-7-17}}}}</ref> [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris–Charles de Gaulle]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_BAH_88_90"/> [[King Khalid International Airport|Riyadh]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_BAH_88_90"/> [[Rome Fiumicino Airport|Rome–Fiumicino]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_BAH_88_90"/><ref name="bahrainexcellence1"/> [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport|Shanghai–Pudong]],<ref>{{cite web |title=GULF AIR PLANS SHANGHAI SERVICE FROM MAY 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240422-gfmay24pvg |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=22 April 2024}}</ref> [[Changi Airport|Singapore]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_BAH_88_90"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Gulf Air Reveals Singapore As New Destination In Q2 2021 |url=https://www.gulfair.com/media-centre/press-releases/gulf-air-reveals-singapore-as-new-destination-in-q2-2021 |website=Gulf Air |date=23 February 2021 |access-date=26 March 2021 |archive-date=3 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103131403/https://www.gulfair.com/media-centre/press-releases/gulf-air-reveals-singapore-as-new-destination-in-q2-2021 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Tbilisi International Airport|Tbilisi]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_BAH_88_90"/><ref>{{cite news|last1=Gugunishvili|first1=Nino|title=Gulf Air to Start Direct Flights to Tbilisi|url=http://georgiatoday.ge/news/5658/Gulf-Air-to-Start-Direct-Flights-to-Tbilisi-|access-date=10 February 2017|work=Georgia Today on the Web|date=23 January 2017|archive-date=10 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170210030210/http://georgiatoday.ge/news/5658/Gulf-Air-to-Start-Direct-Flights-to-Tbilisi-|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Trivandrum International Airport|Thiruvananthapuram]]<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_BAH_88_90"/> <br />''' Seasonal:''' [[Prince Abdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz International Airport|Al Ula]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240126-gffeb24ulh|title=Gulf Air Adds Seasonal Al Ula Service From Feb 2024|access-date=26 January 2024}}</ref> [[El Alamein International Airport|El Dabaa]] (begins 18 June 2026),<ref name="gulfair.com">https://www.gulfair.com/about-gulf-air/media-center/Gulf-Air-launches-new-summer-routes-to-Malaga-and-Al-Alamein</ref> [[Geneva Airport|Geneva]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240215-gfns24mxpgva|title=Gulf Air Resumes Geneva; Milan Frequency Expansion in NS24|access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> [[Málaga Airport|Málaga]] (resumes 17 June 2026),<ref name="gulfair.com">https://www.gulfair.com/about-gulf-air/media-center/Gulf-Air-launches-new-summer-routes-to-Malaga-and-Al-Alamein</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Martínez |first1=Pilar |title=Gulf Air to resume direct flights between Malaga and Bahrain this summer |url=https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/gulf-air-resume-direct-flights-between-malaga-20240220142219-nt.html |access-date=24 January 2026 |work=Sur in English |date=20 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref> [[Nice Côte d'Azur Airport|Nice]],<ref name="OAG_World_May2025_BAH_88_90"/><ref name="bahrainexcellence1"/> [[Salalah International Airport|Salalah]] <br /> '''Seasonal charter:''' [[Sarajevo International Airport|Sarajevo]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.echoseven.net/gulf-air-to-launch-bahrain-sarajevo-flights/ |title=Gulf Air to launch Bahrain-Sarajevo flights - Echo Seven âˆŁ E7 |publisher=Echoseven.net |date= |accessdate=2022-04-04}}</ref> [[Sochi International Airport|Sochi]],<ref name="GF25">{{cite web |title=Gulf Air Adds Sochi / Trabzon Seasonal Flights in NS25 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250602-gfns25aertzx |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=2 June 2025}}</ref> [[Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza|Tirana]]{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}, [[Trabzon Airport|Trabzon]]<ref name="GF25"/>| <!-- --> | [[IndiGo]] | [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aeroroutes.com/eng/220711-6eaug22bah|title=Indigo Adds Mumbai – Bahrain Route From August 2022|publisher=Aeroroutes|access-date=11 July 2022}}</ref> | <!-- --> | [[Jazeera Airways]] | [[Kuwait International Airport|Kuwait City]] | <!-- --> | [[Kuwait Airways]] | [[Kuwait International Airport|Kuwait City]]<ref>{{cite web | title=Kuwait Airways resumes Terminal 4 flights to 13 destinations, total routes hit 29 | website=Economy Middle East | date=2026-05-01 | url=https://economymiddleeast.com/news/kuwait-airways-resumes-terminal-4-flights-to-13-destinations-total-routes-hit-29/ | access-date=2026-05-09}}</ref> | <!-- --> | [[Oman Air]] | [[Muscat International Airport|Muscat]] | <!-- --> | {{nowrap|[[Pakistan International Airlines]]}} | [[Allama Iqbal International Airport|Lahore]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=Pakistan International to resume Lahore – Bahrain from mid-Sep 2020 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/293433/pakistan-international-to-resume-lahore-bahrain-from-mid-sep-2020/ |website=Routesonline |access-date=31 August 2020}}</ref> [[Sialkot International Airport|Sialkot]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Pakistan International Adds Sialkot – Middle East Routes in 1Q25 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241223-pkjan25skt |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=23 December 2024}}</ref> | <!-- --> | [[Pegasus Airlines]] | [[Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport|Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen]]<br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Trabzon Airport|Trabzon]]{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} | <!-- --> | [[Qatar Airways]] | [[Hamad International Airport|Doha]] | <ref name="Bahr"/> <!-- --> | [[Red Wings Airlines]] | [[Adler-Sochi International Airport|Sochi]] | <ref>{{cite news |title=Red Wings Adds Bahrain Service From May 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240401-wzns24bah |access-date=2 April 2024 |work=AeroRoutes |date=2 April 2024 |language=en-CA}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Royal Jordanian]] | [[Queen Alia International Airport|Amman–Queen Alia]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230417-rjbah|title=Royal Jordanian Resumes Bahrain Service From June 2023|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=17 April 2022}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[SalamAir]] | [[Muscat International Airport|Muscat]], [[Salalah International Airport|Salalah]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/283696/salam-air-outlines-further-network-expansion-in-s19/ |title=Salam Air outlines further network expansion in S19 | Routes |publisher=Routesonline.com |date= |accessdate=2022-04-04}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Saudia]] | [[King Abdulaziz International Airport|Jeddah]],<ref>{{OAGWorldAug2025Ref|title=Jeddah, Saudi Arabia JED|pages=597-600}}</ref> [[King Khaled International Airport|Riyadh]]<ref>{{OAGWorldAug2025Ref|title=Riyadh, Saudi Arabia RUH|pages=1091-1094}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241104-svnw24int|title=Saudia NW24 International Service Changes – 03NOV24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=4 November 2024|accessdate=4 November 2024|language=en-CA}}</ref> | <!-- --> | [[Smartwings]] | '''Seasonal charter:''' [[Bratislava Airport|Bratislava]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.turio.sk/last-minute/bahrajn/odlet-bratislava|title= Dovolenka Bahrajn s odletom z Bratislavy}}</ref> [[Václav Havel Airport Prague|Prague]]{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} | <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230927-qsoct23bah | title=Smartwings Adds Bratislava – Bahrain Charters from Oct 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240826-qsnw24prgbah | title=Smartwings Adds Prague – Bahrain Winter 2024 Charters }}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Southwind Airlines]] | '''Seasonal charter:''' [[Antalya International Airport|Antalya]],{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} [[Trabzon Airport|Trabzon]]{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} | <ref name="2StoBAH">{{cite news |title=Southwind Airlines Adds Bahrain Service From late-June 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230619-2sjun23bah |access-date=19 June 2023 |work=AeroRoutes |issue=19 June 2023 |language=en-CA}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[SunExpress]] | '''Charter:''' [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]],{{citation needed|date=July 2025}} [[Yenişehir Airport|Bursa]],{{citation needed|date=July 2025}} [[Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport|Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen]],{{citation needed|date=July 2025}} [[Trabzon Airport|Trabzon]]{{citation needed|date=July 2025}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/281134/sunexpress-adds-bahrain-service-from-nov-2018/|title=SunExpress adds Bahrain service from Nov 2018|website=Routesonline|access-date=Feb 20, 2019}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Turkish Airlines]] | [[Istanbul Airport|Istanbul]] <!-- --> }}
===Cargo=== {{Airport destination list <!-- --> | [[AeroLogic]]<ref>[https://www.aerologic.aero/home aerologic.aero - Network] retrieved 27 January 2021</ref> | [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], [[Leipzig/Halle Airport|Leipzig/Halle]], [[Changi Airport|Singapore]] <!-- --> |[[Cargolux]]<ref>[https://www.cargolux.com/network-offices/network-offices cargolux.com - Network & Offices] retrieved 27 January 2021</ref> | [[Luxembourg Airport|Luxembourg]] <!-- --> | {{nowrap|[[DHL Aviation]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.constructionweekonline.com/business/182603-german-american-dhl-signs-lease-extension-for-bahrain-international-airport-logistics-hub|title=Germany's DHL extends lease for Bahrain International Airport hub|newspaper=Construction Week Online |date=19 May 2019 |access-date=4 November 2021}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=September 2022}}}} | [[Abu Dhabi International Airport|Abu Dhabi]], [[Queen Alia International Airport|Amman–Queen Alia]], [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]], [[Baghdad International Airport|Baghdad]], [[Suvarnabhumi Airport|Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi]], [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bengaluru]], [[Brussels Airport|Brussels]], [[Cairo International Airport|Cairo]], [[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport|Cincinnati]], [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai–International]], [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong]], [[Istanbul Airport|Istanbul]],<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Jeffrey |first1=Rebecca|url=https://www.aircargonews.net/sectors/express/dhl-express-inaugurates-new-middle-east-istanbul-route/|title=DHL Express inaugurates new Middle East-Istanbul route|access-date=10 June 2022|work=Air Cargo News|date=5 April 2022}}</ref> [[King Abdulaziz International Airport|Jeddah]], [[Kandahar International Airport|Kandahar]], [[Jinnah International Airport|Karachi]], [[Kuwait International Airport|Kuwait City]], [[Allama Iqbal International Airport|Lahore]], [[Liège Airport|Liège]], [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]],[[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport|Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta]], [[Sharjah International Airport|Sharjah]] <!-- --> | {{nowrap|[[Emirates SkyCargo]]<ref>[https://skychain.emirates.com/skychain/app skychain.emirates.com - View Schedule] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017054010/https://skychain.emirates.com/skychain/app |date=17 October 2020 }} retrieved 27 January 2021</ref>}} | [[Al Maktoum International Airport|Dubai–Al Maktoum]] <!-- --> | [[Lufthansa Cargo]]<ref>[https://lufthansa-cargo.com/de/network/schedule-routings lufthansa-cargo.com - Routes & Schedules] retrieved 27 January 2021</ref> | [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]] <!-- --> | {{nowrap|[[Qatar Airways Cargo]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/qatar-airways-cargo-bahrain|title=Qatar Airways Cargo restarts freighter service to Bahrain following 2017 dispute|date=6 September 2023|publisher=AeroTime Hub}}</ref>}} | [[Hamad International Airport|Doha]] <!-- --> | [[SpiceXpress]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aircargonews.net/airlines/bellyhold-airline/spicejet-and-gulf-air-to-investigate-possible-collaboration-on-cargo-services/ | title=SpiceJet and Gulf Air to investigate possible collaboration on cargo services | date=25 November 2019 }}</ref> | [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]] <!-- --> | [[Turkish Cargo]]{{citation needed|date=June 2024}} | [[Istanbul Airport|Istanbul]] <!-- --> }}
==Statistics==
===Traffic figures=== {{Airport-Statistics|iata=BAH}} {| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; text-align:right; width:600px" |+ Traffic by calendar year, official ACI statistics |- ! style="width:50px"| !! style="width:100px"| Passengers !! style="width:75px"| Change from previous year !! style="width:100px"| Aircraft operations !! style="width:75px"| Change from previous year !! style="width:125px"| Cargo<br />(metric tons) !! style="width:75px"| Change from previous year |- !2005 |5,581,503 || {{increase}} 8.50% || 73,891 || {{increase}} 1.88% || 334,832 || {{increase}}10.91% |- !2006 |6,696,025 || {{increase}}19.97% || 80,538 || {{increase}} 9.00% || 357,277 || {{increase}} 6.70% |- !2007 |7,320,039 || {{increase}} 9.32% || 87,417 || {{increase}} 8.54% || 385,278 || {{increase}} 7.84% |- !2008 |8,758,068 || {{increase}}19.65% || 101,203 || {{increase}}17.77% || 369,822 || {{decrease}} 4.01% |- !2009 |9,053,631 || {{increase}} 3.37% || 103,727 || {{increase}} 2.49% || 342,734 || {{decrease}} 7.32% |- !2010 |8,898,197 || {{decrease}} 1.72% || 106,355 || {{increase}} 2.53% || 329,937 || {{decrease}} 3.73% |- !2011 |7,793,527 || {{decrease}}12.41% || 102,068 || {{decrease}} 4.03% || 292,147 || {{decrease}}11.45% |- !2012 |8,479,266 || {{increase}} 8.80% || 105,931 || {{increase}} 3.78% || 262,386 || {{decrease}}10.19% |- !2013 |7,371,651 || {{decrease}}13.06% || 90,837 || {{decrease}} 14.25% || 245,146 || {{decrease}}6.57% |- !2014 |8,102,502 || {{increase}} 9.91% || 96,193 || {{increase}} 5.90% || 276,390 || {{increase}}12.75% |- !2015 |8,586,645 || {{increase}} 5.97% || 100,625 || {{increase}} 4.61% || 256,408 || {{decrease}}7.23% |- !2016 |8,766,151 || {{increase}} 2.09% || 101,345 || {{increase}} 0.72% || 263,956 || {{increase}}2.94% |- !2017 |8,477,331 || {{decrease}} 3% || 95,966 || {{decrease}} 5% || 289,331 || {{increase}}10% |- !2018 |9,082,707 || {{increase}} 7% || 96,030 || {{increase}} 0% || 288,235 || {{increase}}0% |- !2019 |9,578,797 || {{increase}} 5% || 95,486 || {{decrease}} 1% || 291,017 || {{increase}}1% |- !2020 |2,269,232 | {{Decrease}} -76% |38,182 | {{Decrease}} -60% |300,205 |{{Increase}} 3% |- !2021 |3,020,942 |{{Increase}} 33% |51,177 |{{Increase}} 34% |325,801 |{{Increase}} 9% |- !2022 |6,888,284 |{{Increase}} 128% |82,487 |{{Increase}} 61% |380,414 |{{Increase}} 17% |- !2023 |8,711,018 |{{Increase}} 26% |93,648 |{{Increase}} 14% |353,542 | {{Decrease}} -7% |- !2024 |9,350,580 |{{Increase}} 7% |101,534 |{{Increase}} 8% |392,811 |{{Increase}} 11% |- | colspan="7" style="text-align:left;"| ''Source: Airports Council International, World Airport Traffic Reports & Bahrain's Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications (MTT) Annual Reports.''<br />(years 2005,<ref name="2005 WATR">[http://www.aci.aero/aci/aci/file/_2005%20WATR.pdf Airport Council International]'s 2005 World Airport Traffic Report</ref> 2006,<ref name="2006 WATR">[http://www.domodedovo.ru/img/uploaded/rating/WorldAirportTrafficReport2006_Revised.pdf Airport Council International]'s 2006 World Airport Traffic Report</ref> 2007,<ref name="2007 WATR">[http://www.abcal.org/images/stories/docs2010/aci_watr2007.pdf Airport Council International] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031145/http://www.abcal.org/images/stories/docs2010/aci_watr2007.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }}'s 2007 World Airport Traffic Report</ref> 2009,<ref name="2009 WATR">{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160811131701/http://www.soulouconsult.com/PDFs/ACI_WATR_2009_FINAL.pdf Airport Council International]}}'s 2009 World Airport Traffic Report</ref> 2011,<ref name="2011 WATR">[http://leea.recherche.enac.fr/Bdd/AirTraffic2011.pdf Airport Council International]'s 2011 World Airport Traffic Report</ref> 2012,<ref name="2012 WATR">[http://leea.recherche.enac.fr/Bdd/AirTraffic2012.pdf Airport Council International]'s 2012 World Airport Traffic Report</ref> 2013,<ref name="2013 WATR">[http://leea.recherche.enac.fr/Bdd/WorldwideAirTraffic2013.pdf Airport Council International]'s 2013 World Airport Traffic Report</ref> 2014,<ref name="2014 WATR">[http://haminfo-terminal.com/grafiken/WorldwideAirTraffic2014.pdf Airport Council International] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306051255/http://haminfo-terminal.com/grafiken/WorldwideAirTraffic2014.pdf |date=6 March 2016 }}'s 2014 World Airport Traffic Report</ref> 2015,<ref>[http://www.mtt.gov.bh/Uploads/Documents/CAA%20Stats/2015/Dec%202015.pdf Bahrain airport statistics] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216114340/http://www.mtt.gov.bh/Uploads/Documents/CAA%20Stats/2015/Dec%202015.pdf |date=2016-02-16 }} 2015 Bahrain airport statistics</ref> 2016,<ref name="2016 Airport Statistics">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtt.gov.bh/sites/default/files/infograph-attachments/ar2016.pdf|title=Bahrain Airport Statistics|access-date=Feb 20, 2019|archive-date=30 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200330032453/https://www.mtt.gov.bh/sites/default/files/infograph-attachments/ar2016.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtt.gov.bh/sites/default/files/infograph-attachments/ar_2017.pdf|title=Bahrain Airport Statistics|access-date=Feb 20, 2019|archive-date=13 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813143245/http://www.mtt.gov.bh/sites/default/files/infograph-attachments/ar_2017.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> 2018,<ref>{{cite web |title=2018 Airport Statistics |url=https://mtt.gov.bh/sites/default/files/infograph-attachments/dec_2018.pdf |publisher=Civil Aviations Authority |access-date=15 March 2020 |archive-date=17 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817063101/https://mtt.gov.bh/sites/default/files/infograph-attachments/dec_2018.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> and 2019<ref name="Stats 2019">{{cite web |title=2019 Airport Statistics |url=https://mtt.gov.bh/sites/default/files/infograph-attachments/dec_2019.pdf |publisher=Civil Aviation Authority |access-date=15 March 2020 |archive-date=30 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930070025/http://mtt.gov.bh/sites/default/files/infograph-attachments/dec_2019.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>) |}
===Busiest routes=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto;" |+ Busiest routes at Bahrain International Airport (by number of flights weekly) |- ! Rank||City||Country||Number of flights |- |1 | [[Dubai]]||{{flag|United Arab Emirates}} |104 |- |2 | [[Doha]]||{{flag|Qatar}} |57 |- |3 | [[Riyadh]]||{{flag|Saudi Arabia}} |54 |- |4 | [[Kuwait City]]||{{flag|Kuwait}} |52 |- |5 | [[Abu Dhabi]]||{{flag|United Arab Emirates}} |47 |- |6 | [[Istanbul]]||{{flag|Turkey}} |35 |- |7 | [[Jeddah]]||{{flag|Saudi Arabia}} |30 |- |8 | [[Dammam]]||{{flag|Saudi Arabia}} |28 |- |9 | [[Muscat]]||{{flag|Oman}} |26 |- |10 | [[Cairo]]||{{flag|Egypt}} |23 |- |11 | [[London]], [[Mumbai]], [[Sharjah]]||{{flag|United Kingdom}}, {{flag|India}}, {{flag|United Arab Emirates}} |21 |- |12 | [[Amman]], [[Delhi]]||{{flag|Jordan}}, {{flag| India}} |20 |- |13 | [[Kochi]]||{{flag|India}} |17 |- |14 | [[Kozhikode]]||{{flag|India}} |14 |- |15 | [[Chennai]] || {{flag|India}} |10 |}
==Ground transportation== The airport is situated in central Muharraq and has transportation connections with the capital city Manama through the Airport Avenue roadway and [[Shaikh Isa Causeway]]. Bahrain International Airport is served 24/7 by several taxi operators. Bahrain Public Transport Company (BPTC) provides buses.
==Accidents and incidents== * On 12 June 1950, an [[Air France]] [[Douglas DC-4]] crashed 5.5 km (3.4mls) into the sea SE of Bahrain because the pilot did not keep an accurate check of his altitude and rate of descent during the approach, allowing the aircraft to impact the sea. Pilot fatigue also may have played a factor. 46 out of the 52 passengers and crew were killed.<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19500612-1|title=F-BBDE|accessdate= October 30, 2023}}</ref> * On 14 June 1950, just two days later, an Air France Douglas DC-4 flying the same leg crashed again into the sea at night SE of Bahrain because of similar errors on approach two days prior. Also BAH lacked radio landing aids and suitable runway approach lights. 40 of the 53 passengers and crew died.<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19500614-0|title=F-BBDM|accessdate= October 30, 2023}}</ref> * On 9 September 1970, [[BOAC Flight 775|British Overseas Airways Corporation Flight 7755]], a [[Vickers VC10]], flying from Bombay (now Mumbai) to London via Bahrain and Beirut was hijacked after departing Bahrain and forcibly landed at [[Dawsons Field]] in Jordan. The hijacking was done by a [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine]] sympathizer who wanted to influence the British government to free [[Leila Khaled]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19700912-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Vickers Super VC10-1151 G-ASGN Zerqa RAF Station (Dawson's Field)|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2019-09-08}}</ref> * In August 2000, a Gulf Air Airbus 320 ([[Gulf Air Flight 072]]) from Cairo crashed when landing at the airport. All 135 passengers and eight crew died. * In August 2017, an American [[F-18]] fighter jet crash-landed at the airport, with the pilot safely ejecting.<ref>{{cite news |title=US fighter jet crash lands at Bahrain International Airport |url=https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/bahrain/us-fighter-jet-crash-lands-at-bahrain-international-airport-1.2073075 |access-date=27 October 2019 |work=[[Gulf News]] |date=12 August 2017}}</ref>
==See also== * [[List of airports in Bahrain]] * [[Transport in Bahrain]] * [[List of the busiest airports in the Middle East]]
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== {{Commons category-inline|Bahrain International Airport}} * {{Official website|https://www.bahrainairport.bh/}}
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