AirportsPrince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport is a large airport serving Qassim, in Al Qasim Region, Saudi Arabia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ELQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ELQ
- ICAO code
- OEGS
- City
- Qassim
- State or region
- Al Qasim Region
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 26.3028° N, 43.7744° E
- Elevation
- 648 m (2,126 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ELQ means Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OEGS. ICAO codes that begin with O belong to the Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 26.3028° N, 43.7744° E. It stands 648 metres (2,126 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Riyadh, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 29 airports of Saudi Arabia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 27.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 3,000 m 9,843 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dawadmi Domestic AirportDawadmi | DWD | 209 km |
| Hail International AirportHail | HAS | 243 km |
| King Khaled Military City AirportKing Khaled Military City | KMC | 248 km |
| Qaisumah–Hafar Al-Batin International AirportQaisumah | AQI | 324 km |
| King Khalid International AirportRiyadh | RUH | 329 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,288 km | 4 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,083 km | 4 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,167 km | 1 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,636 km | 6 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,174 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,057 km | 16 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,994 km | 8 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,847 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,124 km | 16 h 20 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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