# Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport (ELQ / OEGS)

**Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport** (IATA: ELQ, ICAO: OEGS) is a large airport in Qassim, Al Qasim Region, Saudi Arabia. It opened in 1971. It has one runway, 3,000 m (9,843 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Matarat Holding Company. In 2021 it handled 602 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/oegs

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ELQ / OEGS
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Matarat Holding Company
- Serves: Qassim, Al Qasim Region, Saudi Arabia
- Opened: 1971
- Elevation: 648 m / 2,126 ft
- Coordinates: 26.3028, 43.7744
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,843 ft
- Passengers: 602,444 (2021)
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Asia/Riyadh
- Website: https://www.matarat.com.sa/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Naif_bin_Abdulaziz_International_Airport (19 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2672934
- Weather station: OEGS
- Ident: OEGS

## Timeline

- 1971: Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15/33 | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | 45 m / 147 ft | Asphalt | 153° / 333° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | 409,031 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 595,000 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 772,000 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 947,000 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 1,003,102 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 1,444,000 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 1,665,294 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 1,650,185 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 1,635,111 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 1,652,703 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 477,945 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 602,444 | Wikidata |

## Routes

19 destinations in 8 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (16)

- [HAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oehl.md) Hail International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 243 km / 151 mi · Nesma Airlines
- [RUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oerk.md) King Khalid International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 329 km / 204 mi · Saudia
- [KWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/okkk.md) Kuwait International Airport · Kuwait · 525 km / 326 mi · Jazeera Airways
- [DMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oedf.md) King Fahd International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 600 km / 373 mi · Flynas, flyadeal
- [BAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/obbi.md) Bahrain International Airport · Bahrain · 684 km / 425 mi · Gulf Air
- [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 696 km / 432 mi · Flynas, flyadeal, Saudia
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 792 km / 492 mi · Qatar Airways
- [AHB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oeab.md) Abha International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 904 km / 562 mi · Flynas
- [AUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omaa.md) Zayed International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 1,112 km / 691 mi · Etihad Airways
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 1,167 km / 725 mi · flydubai, Saudia
- [SHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omsj.md) Sharjah International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 1,180 km / 733 mi · Air Arabia
- [HMB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesg.md) Suhaj International Airport · Egypt · 1,199 km / 745 mi · Air Cairo, Air Arabia, Nile Air
- [ATZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heat.md) Asyut International Airport · Egypt · 1,270 km / 789 mi · Air Cairo
- [CAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heca.md) Cairo International Airport · Egypt · 1,284 km / 798 mi · Air Cairo, Nesma Airlines, EgyptAir, Air Arabia, Nile Air, AlMasria Universal Airlines
- [SAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfj.md) Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Türkiye · 2,098 km / 1,304 mi · Flynas
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 2,162 km / 1,343 mi · Turkish Airlines

### Seasonal (3)

- [TZX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcg.md) Trabzon International Airport · Türkiye · 1,674 km / 1,040 mi · flyadeal
- [RZV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfo.md) Rize–Artvin Airport · Türkiye · 1,676 km / 1,041 mi · Turkish Airlines
- [SJJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lqsa.md) Sarajevo International Airport · Bosnia & Herzegovina · 3,004 km / 1,867 mi · flyadeal

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from ELQ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (15)

- F3 [flyadeal](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flyadeal) · 4
- XY [Flynas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flynas) · 4
- G9 [Air Arabia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-arabia) · 3
- SM [Air Cairo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-cairo) · 3
- SV [Saudia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/saudia) · 3
- NE [Nesma Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nesma-airlines) · 2
- NP [Nile Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nile-air) · 2
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 2
- UJ [AlMasria Universal Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/almasria-universal-airlines) · 1
- MS [EgyptAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/egyptair) · 1
- EY [Etihad Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/etihad-airways) · 1
- FZ [flydubai](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flydubai) · 1
- GF [Gulf Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gulf-air) · 1
- J9 [Jazeera Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jazeera-airways) · 1
- QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 602K (2021) | #1,034 of 3,974 | #39 in Middle East | #8 in SA |
| Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | =1,196 of 29,858 | =137 in Middle East | =37 in SA |
| Elevation | 648 m / 2,126 ft | =8,315 of 43,403 | =168 in Middle East | #23 in SA |
| Age | Opened 1971 | =6,388 of 15,079 | =41 in Middle East | #7 in SA |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =72 in Middle East | =12 in SA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | SAUDIA RDO | 131.500 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.000 |

## Nearby airports

- [OERG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oerg.md) Al-Rass Airport · 74 km / 46 mi
- [ZUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oezl.md) Zilfi Airport · 106 km / 66 mi
- [OESS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oess.md) Soltana Al-Ghat Airport · 115 km / 72 mi
- [OEKF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oekf.md) King Faisal Air Academy Airport · 144 km / 89 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prince_Naif_bin_Abdulaziz_International_Airport&oldid=1363072876), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/oegs/data