Khurais Airport

Khurais Airport
مطار خريص
IATA: noneICAO: OEKN
Summary
Airport type Private
Owner Saudi Aramco
Operator Saudi Aramco
Serves Khurais
Location

Khurais

Elevation AMSL 1,355 ft / 413 m
Coordinates 25°15′55″N 48°10′42″E / 25.2654°N 48.1782°E / 25.2654; 48.1782Coordinates: 25°15′55″N 48°10′42″E / 25.2654°N 48.1782°E / 25.2654; 48.1782
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 7,972 2,430 Asphalt

Khurais Airport is a small airport in the oil complex of Khurais in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. The airport occupies an area of 1.2 km² next to the residential camp. It has replaced the previous Khurais Airport (old).

Overview

Saudi Aramco, the national oil company of Saudi Arabia, owns and operate the airport providing logistic support to the remote oil complex. Using Boeing 737 and Dash 8 aircraft, the company operates scheduled flights to Dammam for the headquarters in Dhahran.

Facilities

The airport is equipped with one runway, 2,430 meters long and 30 meters wide. 7 parking/gates can be found there in addition to a helipad.

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