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| ICAO = OEPA
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| operator = Government
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| location = [[Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia]]
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'''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 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. -->
[[Airline]]s offering scheduled passenger service:
{{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]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080104143112/http://www.gaca.gov.sa/default.aspx?l=en General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA)] {{in lang|en}}
* {{SkyVector|OEPA}}
* {{NWS-current|OEPA}}
* {{ASN|AQI|AQI / OEPA}}

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Latest revision as of 07:24, 31 October 2024

Al Qaisumah/Hafr Al Batin Airport

مطار القيصومة/حفر الباطن
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment
ServesQaisumah, Hafar al-Batin
LocationEastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Elevation AMSL1,174 ft / 358 m
Coordinates28°20′06.8″N 046°07′29.8″E / 28.335222°N 46.124944°E / 28.335222; 46.124944
Map
OEPA is located in Saudi Arabia
OEPA
OEPA
Location of airport in Saudi Arabia
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 3,000 9,843 Asphalt

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

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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

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Airlines offering scheduled passenger service:

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

See also

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References

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