# Rafha Domestic Airport (RAH / OERF)

**Rafha Domestic Airport** (IATA: RAH, ICAO: OERF) is a medium airport in Rafha, The Northern Border Region, Saudi Arabia. It opened in 1962. It has one runway, 2,997 m (9,834 ft) long, asphalt. In 2021 it handled 61 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: RAH / OERF
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Rafha, The Northern Border Region, Saudi Arabia
- Opened: 1962 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 449 m / 1,474 ft
- Coordinates: 29.6264, 43.4906
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,997 m / 9,834 ft
- Passengers: 60,812 (2021)
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Asia/Riyadh
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafha_Domestic_Airport (15 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2743307
- Weather station: OERF · WMO 40362
- Ident: OERF

## Timeline

- 1962: Rafha Domestic Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 2,997 m / 9,834 ft | 45 m / 147 ft | Asphalt | 114° / 294° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | 25,113 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 37,145 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 44,000 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 53,000 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 57,000 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 70,396 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 77,132 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 89,045 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 90,042 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 90,757 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 42,595 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 60,812 | Wikidata |

## Routes

3 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [HAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oehl.md) Hail International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 300 km / 186 mi · Nesma Airlines
- [RUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oerk.md) King Khalid International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 608 km / 378 mi · Saudia
- [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 984 km / 611 mi · Saudia

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- SV [Saudia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/saudia) · 2
- NE [Nesma Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nesma-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 61K (2021) | #2,005 of 3,974 | #70 in Middle East | #23 in SA |
| Longest runway | 2,997 m / 9,834 ft | =1,402 of 29,858 | #149 in Middle East | #39 in SA |
| Elevation | 449 m / 1,474 ft | =12,279 of 43,403 | #212 in Middle East | #43 in SA |
| Age | Opened 1962 | =4,898 of 15,079 | =31 in Middle East | =5 in SA |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =72 in Middle East | =12 in SA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.800 |
| MISC | CRASH SVC | 133.500 |
| RDO | RDO | 131.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [IQ-0015](https://dromopedia.com/airports/iq-0015.md) Ghalaysan New Air Base · 144 km / 90 mi
- [SA-0007](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sa-0007.md) Uwayqilah Airport · 147 km / 91 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: “Rafha Domestic Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rafha_Domestic_Airport&oldid=1363073939), 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/oerf/data