Al Qaisumah/Hafr Al Batin Airport Explained

Al Qaisumah/Hafr Al Batin Airport
Nativename:مطار القيصومة/حفر الباطن
Iata:AQI
Icao:OEPA
Type:Public
Operator:Government
City-Served:Qaisumah, Hafar al-Batin
Location:Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Elevation-F:1,174
Elevation-M:358
Coordinates:28.3352°N 46.1249°W
Pushpin Map:Saudi Arabia
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Saudi Arabia
Pushpin Label:OEPA
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:16/34
R1-Length-M:3,000
R1-Length-F:9,843
R1-Surface:Asphalt

Al Qaisumah/Hafr al Batin Airport (Arabic: مطار القيصومة/حفر الباطن,) is an airport serving Al Qaisumah (also spelled Al Qaysumah), a village near the city of Hafar al-Batin in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. The airport itself is about 20km (10miles) southeast of Hafar al-Batin.

The airport began in 1962 as a dusty runway for a Dakota aircraft which was used at that time for transporting Saudi Aramco employees between stations in the northern region. Today, the airport has a 3000 metres runway capable of handling Boeing 737, a total of 11 million square metre area, a passenger terminal, a sewage system and a water treatment and stand-by power plant.[1]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 1174feet above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34 with an asphalt surface measuring 3000mx45mm (10,000feetx148feetm).

Airlines and destinations

Airlines offering scheduled passenger service:

See also

References

  1. Web site: Qaisumah Domestic Airport . . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719174924/http://www.gaca.gov.sa/GACA/Airports/default.aspx?ano=13&aid=003&fid=305&cid=1&l=EN . 19 July 2011.

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