Al Qaisumah/Hafr Al Batin Airport
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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.
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Al Qaisumah/Hafr Al Batin Airport مطار القيصومة/حفر الباطن | |||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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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]