OTHH
Hamad International Airport
VFR
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Name
Hamad International Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
OTHH / DOH / OTHH
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
2:41 am (AST)
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Municipality
Doha
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Coordinates
25° 16′ 23″ N 51° 36′ 29″ E
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Elevation
13 ft (4 m MSL)
About Hamad International Airport
Hamad International Airport (IATA: DOH, ICAO: OTHH) (Arabic: مطار حمد الدولي, Maṭār Ḥamad al-Duwalī) is an international airport in Qatar, and the home base of the national flag carrier airline, Qatar Airways. Located east of the capital, Doha, it replaced the nearby Doha International Airport as Qatar's principal and main national airport and one of the busiest airports in the Middle East.
Formerly known as New Doha International Airport (NDIA) during construction, Hamad International Airport was originally scheduled to open in 2008, but after a series of costly delays, the airport finally opened six years overdue on 30 April 2014 with a ceremonial Qatar Airways flight landing from nearby Doha International. Qatar Airways and all other carriers formally relocated to the new airport on 27 May 2014. The airport is named after the previous Emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.