Al Qaisumah/Hafr Al Batin Airport
# Al Qaisumah/Hafr Al Batin Airport

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.

## Facilities

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

Airlines offering scheduled passenger service:

| Airlines | Destinations |
| - | - |
| flydubai | Dubai–International |
| Nesma Airlines | Ha'il |
| Nile Air | Cairo (begins 16 June 2023) |
| Saudia | Jeddah, Riyadh |
