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| Gassim Regional Airport |
| IATA: ELQ – ICAO: OEGS |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Operator |
General Authority of Civil Aviation |
| Location |
Buraidah |
| Elevation AMSL |
2,126 ft / 648 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 |
Qassim Regional Airport (IATA: ELQ, ICAO: OEGS) is an airport in Buraidah, Saudi Arabia.
On 26 June 2010 Egypt's AlMasria Universal Airlines became the first international airline to serve the airport (with flights from Cairo International Airport).
Airlines and destinations
The following destinations are served from Qassim (July 2010):
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| AlMasria Universal Airlines |
Cairo |
| Saudi Arabian Airlines |
Arar, Dammam, Jeddah, Jouf, Madinah, Rafah, Riyadh, Tabuk, Turaif |
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| General Info
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| Country |
Saudi Arabia
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| ICAO ID |
OEGS
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| Time |
UTC+3
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| Latitude |
26.302822
26° 18' 10.16" N
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| Longitude |
43.773911
043° 46' 26.08" E
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| Elevation |
2126 feet
648 meters
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| Type |
Civil
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| Magnetic Variation |
003° E (08/06)
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| Beacon |
Yes
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| Operating Agency |
CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
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| Operating Hours |
24 HOUR OPERATIONS
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| Communications
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| TWR |
118.0
358.8
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| GND |
121.9
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| SAUDIA RDO |
131.5
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| Runways
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| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 15/33 |
9843 x 147 feet
3000 x 45 meters |
ASPHALT |
059FAWT |
YES
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| Navaids
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| Type |
ID |
Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
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| VORTAC |
GAS |
GASSIM |
118X |
117.1 |
At Field |
-
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| Supplies/Equipment
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| Fuel |
Jet A1, without icing nhibitor.
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| Remarks
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| CAUTION |
Extreme ctn while using Rwy 15/33 and twy due to WIP--- 0600-0800Z, 0930-1200Z Sat; 0600-0800Z Sun; 0530-0800Z, 0930-1200Z Mon; 0500-0715Z, 0930-1200Z Wed; 0600-0800Z, 0930-1200Z Thu til 19 May 2003. Lcl trng flt proh dur WIP.
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| FUEL |
(NC-A1)
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| RSTD |
PPR Fone C06-380-0013, telex 301330 MATAQ SJ, fax C06-380-0222.
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