Bahrain International Airport OBBI / BAH
Bahrain's airport on Muharraq island, only 15 minutes from Manama's financial harbour, with the Awal Private Terminal for business aviation and easy permits. Very busy on Formula 1 weekend (March/April), when parking is pre-allocated. Also a convenient stop for eastern Saudi Arabia via the causeway.
13,005 ft
Longest runway
15 min
Drive to Bahrain
2
FBOs / handlers
6 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- H24
- 24-hour operations
- Yes
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- No
- Slot coordination
- No
- Noise curfew
- No
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel
- Jet A-1
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 7 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Any size including widebody VIP.
- Website
- www.bahrainairport.bh
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Awal Private Terminal (Bahrain Airport Company)
- Bahrain Airport Services (BAS)
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Which jets can use this runway?
Based on published takeoff distances at maximum weight versus a 13,005 ft runway. Hot days, high elevation and wet runways reduce the margin.
✓ Comfortably
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 787-8 9,800 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) 7,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ319neo 6,300 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ320neo 6,800 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ TwoTwenty 6,200 ft
✕ Marginal or no
- Everything in our database can operate here.