Qaisumah Domestic Airport
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| Qaisumah Domestic Airport Hafar Al-Batin Domestic مطار القيصومة المحلي |
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IATA: AQI – ICAO: OEPA
 AQI
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Serves | Hafar Al-Batin | ||
| Location | Qaisumah | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,174 ft / 358 m | ||
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 28°20′06″N 046°07′30″E / 28.335°N 46.125°E | ||
| 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 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.[3]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Saudi Arabian Airlines | Jeddah, Riyadh |
[edit] References
- ^ Airport information for OEPA at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Airport information for AQI / OEPA at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- ^ Qaisumah Domestic Airport (English)
[edit] External links
- General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) (English)
- Current weather for OEPA at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for AQI / OEPA at Aviation Safety Network
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