• Address:
  PO Box 586
  Manama
  Bahrain
• Website for Bahrain: http://www.bahrainairport.com
• Email Address: ahameed@caa.gov.bh
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Bahrain International Airport BIA, located outside the city of Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain, is situated in the central area of the western shoreline of the Persian Gulf. This airport is now the dominant hub airport in the Middle East. Its strategic location in the northern region of the Persian Gulf--and between major markets of Saudi Arabia and Iran--enables it to offer a high range and frequency of regional air services with convenient connections to major international destinations in Europe, Asia , Africa , the Far East and Australia. Skytrax World Airport has named it as the Best Middle East Airport in 2010.

BIA Airport is the major hub for Gulf Air which counts for more than half of all flights - presently 460 a week. Another 40 international airlines--including British Airways, Cathay Pacific, KLM and Lufthansa--serve the Airport with direct and connecting flights to all parts of the globe.

In the passenger terminal, the Departures and Arrivals concourses house the internationally-acclaimed "Bahrain Duty Free" shops, recognized as one of the finest airport shopping complexes in the world!  Also, the departures & arrivals level have both male & female prayer rooms. Banking facilities include: National Bank of Bahrain, Ahli United Bank & Bahrain Financing Co., as well as Travelex (5 booths) and ATM cash machines are at your service for your banking needs.

Bahrain's Terminal facilities are being continuously reviewed and improved. For example, its first-class and business-class lounges received a unique check-in lounge that provides special services for its clientele, with discrete check-in and immigration facilities, as well as direct access to the Departure Lounge. Furthermore, the new Arrivals Immigration facilities and streamlined processing now enables large numbers of visitors (individuals or groups) to be handled without delay.

New car parks have been constructed to cater to the needs of the Airport's frequently-flying customers, and further accommodations are considered which will include shaded parking and valet services.

FUTURE PLANS:
--a major expansion of the present terminal building to the east, to provide eight more bridges and additional aircraft parking stands, which should raise the airport's annual capacity by year 2015 to 15 million travelers, and provide for a second- phase expansion, with an annual capacity of 22 million by 2020..