Airports / Saudi Arabia / AQI
Qaisumah–Hafar Al-Batin International Airport
OEPA / AQIQaisumah, Saudi ArabiaELEV 1,174 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
41 nm
To the nearest alternate
King Khaled Military City Airport (KMC).
Overview
Qaisumah–Hafar Al-Batin International Airport (OEPA / AQI) sits in Qaisumah, Saudi Arabia, where it functions as a large commercial airport. The field lies at an elevation of 1,174 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
AQI has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include King Khaled Military City Airport (KMC, 41 nm), Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base (XIJ, 95 nm), and Ali Al Salem Air Base (OKAS, 95 nm).
Quotes for flights out of AQI vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as HBT and Qaisumah Domestic Airport. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from AQI, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
OEPA
IATA
AQI
FAA / Local
OEPA
Elevation
1,174 ft
Coordinates
28.3357° N · 46.1271° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Saudi Arabia fields
state range 6–6,858 ft
At 1,174 ft, AQI sits lower than 59% of the 39 Saudi Arabia fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 41nmKMCKing Khaled Military City AirportKing Khaled Military City
- 95nmXIJAhmed Al Jaber Air BaseAhmed Al Jaber AB
- 95nmOKASAli Al Salem Air BaseAl Damaikhi
- 111nmKWIKuwait International AirportKuwait City
- 132nmOERMRas Mishab AirportAl Mishab
- 135nmIQ-0024Jalibah Southeast Air BaseJalibah
Location
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