Al Qaisumah/Hafr al Batin Airport (, ) 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 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.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34 with an asphalt surface measuring .
Airlines and destinations
Airlines offering scheduled passenger service:
See also
Hafar al-Batin Domestic Airport (King Khaled Military City Airport), located at . Abha International Airport List of Airports in Saudi Arabia
References
External links
General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA)