AirportsArar Domestic Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Arar, in The Northern Border Region, Saudi Arabia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RAE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RAE
- ICAO code
- OERR
- City
- Arar
- State or region
- The Northern Border Region
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 30.9066° N, 41.1382° E
- Elevation
- 553 m (1,813 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,050 m (10,007 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RAE means Arar Domestic Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OERR. 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 30.9066° N, 41.1382° E. It stands 553 metres (1,813 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
Arar Domestic Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,050 metres (10,007 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 21.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 3,050 m 10,007 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Jawf International AirportAl-Jawf | AJF | 160 km |
| Turaif Domestic AirportTuraif | TUI | 245 km |
| Rafha Domestic AirportRafha | RAH | 267 km |
| Al Najaf International AirportNajaf, Iraq | NJF | 333 km |
| Gurayat Domestic AirportGurayat | URY | 371 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,467 km | 4 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,441 km | 4 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,530 km | 2 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,084 km | 5 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,624 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,492 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,362 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,766 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,572 km | 16 h 50 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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