ELQ Airport Code, Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport
ELQ is the IATA airport code for Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport, the main international gateway for Qassim, Saudi Arabia. Pilots and air traffic control use its ICAO code, OEGS.
What airport is ELQ?
ELQ is the IATA airport code for Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport, in Qassim, Saudi Arabia. The same airport has the ICAO code OEGS.
It carries scheduled service and ranks number 801 by connections in the dataset. Its ICAO code OEGS begins with O, the prefix ICAO assigns to the Middle East and South Asia.
| IATA airport code | ELQ |
|---|---|
| ICAO airport code | OEGS |
| Airport | Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport |
| City | Qassim |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Main airlines | EO, MS, NP |
| Runways | 1 |
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Where is ELQ airport located?
Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport (ELQ) is in Qassim, Saudi Arabia, at coordinates 26.3028, 43.7744.
It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, at 26.30° N, 43.77° E. The runways sit at 2126 ft (648 m) elevation.
Runways at ELQ
It has a single paved runway. The longest is 9,843 ft (3.00 km), designated 15/33.
Which airlines fly to ELQ?
The open route dataset lists EO (Express One International), MS (Egyptair), NP (Nile Air), UJ (AlMasria Universal Airlines) as operating carriers on nonstop routes touching Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport.
Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on . It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.
Frequently asked questions
What is the IATA code for Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport?
The IATA code for Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Qassim is ELQ. It is the three-letter code on tickets, baggage tags and departure boards.
What is the 3-letter code for Qassim?
The 3-letter IATA code for Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Qassim is ELQ.
What is the ICAO code for Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport?
The ICAO code for Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport is OEGS. Pilots and air traffic control use it, while airlines and booking systems use the IATA code ELQ.
What is the difference between ELQ and OEGS?
ELQ is the IATA code used for tickets and baggage. OEGS is the ICAO code used by pilots and air traffic control for the same airport, Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport.
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Nearby and related airports
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Popular routes from ELQ
Distance and typical flight time from Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport to other airports it connects with:
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