Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport

Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport

IATA: ELQ – ICAO: OEGS

ELQ
Location of airport in Saudi Arabia

Summary
Airport type Public
Owner General Authority of Civil Aviation
Operator General Authority of Civil Aviation
Serves Al-Qassim Region
Location Buraidah, Saudi Arabia
Elevation AMSL 2,126[1] ft / 648[1] m
Coordinates 26°18′10″N 043°46′26″E / 26.30278°N 43.77389°E / 26.30278; 43.77389Coordinates: 26°18′10″N 043°46′26″E / 26.30278°N 43.77389°E / 26.30278; 43.77389
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 9,843 3,000 Asphalt

Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport (IATA: ELQ, ICAO: OEGS), formerly Qassim Regional Airport and widely known in the air-travel industry as "Gassim" (from Al-Qassim Province in which it lies), is an airport in Buraidah, Saudi Arabia. It was renamed to Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport after a decree given by King Abdullah on 5 July 2012, for the memory of former Crown Prince Nayef.[2][3]

The airport was established in 1964.[3] It is owned and operated by the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA). The airport is 30 km west of Buraidah, capital of the Qassim province.[3] Prince Sultan, former crown prince, deputy premier and minister of defense and aviation, launched the expansion project of the royal terminal at the airport in 2003. GACA has spent more than SR 300 million on the airport’s expansion projects since 1964.[3]

Currently, 11 airlines serve 14 destinations in 6 countries (with Saudi Arabia included).

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air ArabiaSharjah[4]
AlMasria Universal AirlinesCairo[5]
EgyptAirCairo[6]
flydubaiDubai-International[7]
Gulf AirBahrain[8]
Nile AirCairo, Alexandria-Borg El Arab Airport[9]
flynasJeddah
Qatar Airways Doha[10]
SaudiaDammam, Dubai-International,[11] Jeddah, Medina, Riyadh[12]
Turkish AirlinesIstanbul-Atatürk[13]
Air CairoSohag, Sharm el-Sheikh, Assiut [14]
Nesma Airlines ha'il

Incidents and accidents

On 28 May 2005, three military helicopters parked in the airport caught fire, also damaging the buildings next to the hangar. There were no human casualties.[15]

External links

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  1. 1 2 "Gassim". World Aero Data. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "خادم الحرمين الشريفين يسمي مطار القصيم بمطار الأمير نايف مباشر المدي". Al-madina.com. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Saudi Arabia: Qassim Regional Airport Named After Prince Naif". Eurasia Review. Arab News. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "Flights Schedule". Air Arabia. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "(ELQ) Gassim Airport Arrivals". FlightStats.com. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  6. ↑ http://www.egyptair.com/English/News/Pages/EGYPTAIR8aa14ddd-4552-403a-9c1d-b9261a211434.aspx
  7. ↑ "Flight Timetable". Fly Dubai. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  8. ↑ http://www.gulfair.com/English/aboutgulfair/Pages/News.aspx?newsno=756
  9. ↑ http://doma.gaca.gov.sa/ar-sa/Qasim/Pages/AirportFlights.aspx
  10. ↑ "Press Release". Qatar Airways. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  11. ↑ [Saudia begin service to Dubai from January 2015]
  12. ↑ "Flight Schedule". Saudi Airlines. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  13. ↑ http://www.turkishairlines.com/en-int/al-qassim/city-guide/flights-tickets-online-booking
  14. ↑ http://www.flyaircairo.com
  15. ↑ "Three Choppers Catch Fire at Qassim Airport". Arab News (Jeddah). 30 May 2005. Retrieved 15 August 2012.


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