Airports / United Arab Emirates / AAN
Al Ain International Airport
OMAL / AANAl Ain, United Arab EmiratesELEV 869 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
45 nm
To the nearest alternate
Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Al Ain International Airport, listed as OMAL / AAN, is a large commercial airport in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. The airport sits 869 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into AAN for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC, 45 nm), Al Minhad Air Base (NHD, 48 nm), and Zayed International Airport (AUH, 54 nm).
Charter pricing from AAN depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Al Ain.
Field capability
ICAO
OMAL
IATA
AAN
FAA / Local
OMAL
Elevation
869 ft
Coordinates
24.2617° N · 55.6092° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs United Arab Emirates fields
state range 14–869 ft
At 869 ft, AAN sits higher than 92% of the 12 United Arab Emirates fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 45nmDWCAl Maktoum International AirportDubai(Jebel Ali)
- 48nmNHDAl Minhad Air BaseDubai
- 54nmAUHZayed International AirportAbu Dhabi
- 56nmOHSSuhar International AirportSuhar
- 58nmDHFAl Dhafra Air Base
- 61nmAE-0221Sas Al Nakheel Air BaseSas Al Nakheel
Location
Open the full mapOMAL · Al Ain International Airport · Al Ain, United Arab Emirates