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Al Qaisumah/Hafr Al Batin Airport

مطار القيصومة/حفر الباطن
Al Qaisumah/Hafr Al Batin Airport; مطار القيصومة/حفر الباطن
	IATA: AQI; ICAO: OEPA;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Government
Serves	Qaisumah, Hafar al-Batin
Location	Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Elevation AMSL	1,174 ft / 358 m
Coordinates	28°20′06.8″N 046°07′29.8″E / 28.335222°N 46.124944°E
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	OEPA Location of airport in Saudi Arabia
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Al Qaisumah/Hafr al Batin Airport (Arabic: مطار القيصومة/حفر الباطن, IATA: AQI, ICAO: OEPA) 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 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) 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 1,174 feet (358 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,000 by 45 metres (9,843 ft × 148 ft).

Airlines and destinations

Airlines offering scheduled passenger service:

Airlines	Destinations
flydubai	Dubai–International^{[citation needed]}
Nesma Airlines	Ha'il
Nile Air	Cairo
Saudia	Jeddah, Riyadh

References

^ "Qaisumah Domestic Airport". General Authority of Civil Aviation. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. (in English)

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General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) (in English)
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[GACA-1] "Qaisumah Domestic Airport". General Authority of Civil Aviation. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. (in English)

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-'''Qaisumah Domestic Airport''' {{airport codes|AQI|OEPA}} is an airport in [[Qaisumah]], [[Hafar Al-Batin]], [[Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia|Eastern Province]], [[Saudi Arabia]]. Its official name is '''Hafar Al-Batin Domestic Airport'''.
+'''Al Qaisumah/Hafr al Batin Airport''' ({{langx|ar|مطار القيصومة/حفر الباطن}}, {{airport codes|AQI|OEPA|p=n}}) is an [[airport]] serving [[Qaisumah|Al Qaisumah]] (also spelled Al Qaysumah), a village near the city of [[Hafar al-Batin]] in [[Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia|Eastern Province]], [[Saudi Arabia]]. The airport itself is about {{convert|20|km|mi|1}} southeast of [[Hafar al-Batin]].
-The airport began in 1997 as a dusty runway for a Dakota aircraft which was used at that time for transporting [[ARAMCO]] employees between its stations in the Kingdom’s northern region. Today, the airport has a 3000 meter runway capable of handling Boeing 737 aircraft, a total area of 11 million square meters, a 105 passenger terminal, a sewage system and a water treatment and stand-by power plant.<ref>[http://www.gaca.gov.sa/GACA/Airports/default.aspx?ano=13&aid=003&fid=305&cid=1&l=EN Qaisumah Domestic Airport] {{en icon}}</ref>
+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.<ref name="GACA">{{cite web | url = http://www.gaca.gov.sa/GACA/Airports/default.aspx?ano=13&aid=003&fid=305&cid=1&l=EN | title = Qaisumah Domestic Airport | publisher = [[General Authority of Civil Aviation]] | archiveurl = 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 | archivedate = 19 July 2011}} {{in lang|en}}</ref>
+==Facilities==
+The airport resides at an [[elevation]] of {{convert|1174|ft|0}} above [[mean sea level]]. It has one [[runway]] designated 16/34 with an [[Asphalt concrete|asphalt]] surface measuring {{convert|3000|x|45|m|0}}.
 ==Airlines and destinations==
+<!-- Please use only independent sources. The airport and airline itself are not independent sources. -->
-{{airport-dest-list
+[[Airline]]s offering scheduled passenger service:
-|[[Saudia]]| Jeddah, Riyadh
+{{Airport destination list
+| [[flydubai]] | [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai–International]]{{cn|date=June 2024}}
+| [[Nesma Airlines]] | [[Ha'il Regional Airport|Ha'il]]
+| [[Nile Air]] | [[Cairo International Airport|Cairo]]
+| [[Saudia]] | [[King Abdulaziz International Airport|Jeddah]], [[King Khalid International Airport|Riyadh]]
 }}
+==See also==
+* [[Hafar al-Batin Domestic Airport]] (King Khaled Military City Airport), located at {{coord|27|54|03|N|045|31|41|E|region:SA_type:airport|name=King Khaled Military City Airport}}.
+* [[Abha International Airport]]
+* [[List of airports in Saudi Arabia|List of Airports in Saudi Arabia]]
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