Gassim Airport

OEGS · Al-Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia

About Gassim Airport

ICAO OEGS
IATA ELQ
FIR Jeddah FIR
Region Al-Qassim Region
Country Saudi Arabia
Runways 15/33
Type Midsized airport
Coordinates (ARP) 26.3028, 43.7744   261810N 0434628E
Coordinates (Center) 26.3028, 43.7739   261810N 0434626E
Variation 3.8° E (2024)
Timezone Riyadh (+3 h)
Local time May 8, 2024 19:32

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Length Width Surface Latitude Longitude
15 150° 146° 3,000 m 45 m Asphalt 26.2908 43.7808
33 330° 326° 26.3148 43.767

Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Gassim Airport

Gassim Airport is a midsized airport in Al-Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia. The airport is located at latitude 26.30280 and longitude 43.77390. The airport has one runway: 15/33. The ICAO airport code of this field is OEGS. The airport's IATA code is ELQ. Nearby other airfields are Al Artawiyah South Airport, Runway near industry, Pump Station 6 Airport and King Khaled Military City Airport.

Gassim Airport publishes a METAR. The flight information region (FIR) is Jeddah.

Gassim Airport is in the timezone of Asia/Riyadh. Difference with UTC is +3 h. Today the sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 18:40. This applies to Gassim Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +3 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Military Helipads (3x) SA-0079 2.1 km 314°
Private Helipad SA-0080 35 km 187°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Gassim GAS VORTAC 0.8 km 132°
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