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Al Qaisumah/Hafr Al Batin Airport

Coordinates: 28°20′06″N 046°07′30″E / 28.33500°N 46.12500°E / 28.33500; 46.12500
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Hafar Al-Batin Domestic

مطار القيصومة المحلي
  • IATA: AQI
  • ICAO: OEPA
    AQI is located in Saudi Arabia
    AQI
    AQI
    Location of airport in Saudi Arabia
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesHafar Al-Batin
LocationQaisumah
Elevation AMSL1,174 ft / 358 m
Coordinates28°20′06″N 046°07′30″E / 28.33500°N 46.12500°E / 28.33500; 46.12500
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF [1][2]

Qaisumah Domestic Airport (IATA: AQI, ICAO: OEPA) is an airport in Qaisumah, Hafar Al-Batin, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. Its official name is Hafar Al-Batin Domestic Airport.

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 meters runway capable of handling Boeing 737, a total of 11 million square meter area, a passenger terminal, a sewage system and a water treatment and stand-by power plant.[3]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Saudia Jeddah, Riyadh

References

  1. ^ Template:WAD
  2. ^ Airport information for AQI / OEPA at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ^ Qaisumah Domestic Airport Template:En icon
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