AirportsWadi Al Dawasir Domestic Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Wadi Al Dawasir, in Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is WAE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- WAE
- ICAO code
- OEWD
- City
- Wadi Al Dawasir
- State or region
- Riyadh Region
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 20.5043° N, 45.1996° E
- Elevation
- 628 m (2,062 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,050 m (10,007 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, WAE means Wadi Al Dawasir Domestic Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OEWD. 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 20.5043° N, 45.1996° E. It stands 628 metres (2,062 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is As Sulayyil, about 40 km away in a straight line.
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
Wadi Al Dawasir 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 24.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bisha AirportBisha | BHH | 275 km |
| Najran Domestic AirportNajran | EAM | 332 km |
| Abha International AirportAbha | AHB | 367 km |
| King Saud Bin Abdulaziz (Al Baha) AirportAl-Baha | ABT | 372 km |
| Sharurah Domestic AirportSharurah | SHW | 394 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,337 km | 4 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,896 km | 4 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,167 km | 1 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,228 km | 6 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,750 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,717 km | 17 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,720 km | 8 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,095 km | 11 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,695 km | 15 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.
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