Qaisumah–Hafar Al-Batin International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Qaisumah, Ash Sharqiyah Region (Saudi Arabia)

IATA: AQI ICAO: OEPA

Longest Active Runway

10,007 ft

3,050 meters

Field Elevation

1,174 ft

358 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

28.3357°, 46.1271°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #542 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#898 of 7558

Top 12.0% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Saudi Arabia)

tied #14 of 16 in SA

same length as ULH · #26 of 34 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+0.1%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 AQI in numbers: 10,007 ft longest runway · tied #542 of 650 published · #898 of 7,558 worldwide (top 12.0%) · tied #14 in Saudi Arabia.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

AQI lies at 358 m (1,174 ft), #176 of 650 published airports by elevation and 70.3 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 876 ft below the Saudi Arabia median (2,050 ft, 16 airports); AHB is highest at 6,858 ft, 5,684 ft higher than AQI.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of AQI. Nearest published airport: Kuwait International Airport (KWI), 111 NM, 15,026 ft (5,019 ft longer than AQI); 8 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,007 ft (3,050 m)

AQI runway: 16/34 10,007 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: tied #14 of 16 in Saudi Arabia with ULH at 10,007 ft; MED leads by 4,215 ft (14,222 ft). +0.1% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
16/34	10,007 ft (3050 m / 3.050 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →