Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport

Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport (Arabic: مطار الأمير نائف بن عبدالعزيز الدولي‎) (IATA: ELQ, ICAO: OEGS), formerly Qassim International Airport, is an airport international airport serving Buraydah, Saudi Arabia.[2] Located in the Mulayda' district of Buraydah and named after the former Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz, it primarily serves the northern provinces of the kingdom. International routes are limited to 6 countries: the United Arab Emirates, Egypt,Azerbaijan (seasonal), Bosnia and Herzegovina (seasonal), Pakistan, and Turkey. Established in 1964,[3] the airport is owned and operated by the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA). It was renamed to Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport by royal decree by King Abdullah on 5 July 2012 in memory of former Crown Prince Naif.[4][3]

Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGeneral Authority of Civil Aviation
OperatorGeneral Authority of Civil Aviation
ServesAl-Qassim Province
LocationMulayda, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia
Elevation AMSL2,126[1] ft / 648[1] m
Coordinates26°18′10″N 043°46′26″E
Map
ELQ
Location of airport in Saudi Arabia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 9,843 3,000 Asphalt

Prince Sultan, then crown prince and minister of defense and aviation, launched an expansion project of the royal terminal at the airport in 2003. GACA has spent more than SR300 million on expansion projects since 1964 and the airport continues to undergo further expansion as it consolidates its position as a main aviation hub in Saudi Arabia's central region.[3][5]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Air ArabiaSharjah
AlMasria Universal AirlinesCairo
Azerbaijan AirlinesSeasonal charter: Baku[6]
EgyptAirCairo
flyadealJeddah
flydubaiDubai–International
flynasAbha, Dammam, Jeddah
Seasonal: Sarajevo[7]
Gulf AirBahrain
Kuwait AirwaysKuwait[8]
Nesma AirlinesCairo, Ha'il
Nile AirCairo
Pakistan International AirlinesIslamabad, Multan[9]
SaudiaDammam, Jeddah, Medina, Riyadh
Turkish AirlinesIstanbul[10]

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.[11]

References
  1. "Gassim". World Aero Data. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  2. "Google Maps". Google Maps.
  3. "Saudi Arabia: Qassim Regional Airport Named After Prince Naif". Eurasia Review. Arab News. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  4. "خادم الحرمين الشريفين يسمي مطار القصيم بمطار الأمير نايف مباشر المدي". Al-madina.com. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  5. "اعتماد توسعة مطار الأمير نايف بمليار و250 مليون ريال". Ajel. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  6. Liu, Jim (21 May 2019). "Azerbaijan Airlines adds Qassim charters in S19". Routesonline. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  7. http://flyingbosnian.blogspot.com/2020/02/flynas-is-expanding-sarajevo-network.html
  8. https://www.kuwaitairways.com/en/routemap
  9. "Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is introducing direct flights to a fifth destination, Burayda, located in northern Saudi Arabia".
  10. "Istanbul New Airport Transition Delayed Until April 5, 2019 (At The Earliest)".
  11. "Three Choppers Catch Fire at Qassim Airport". Arab News. Jeddah. 30 May 2005. Retrieved 15 August 2012.

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