Gassim Airport

Gassim Airport

Gassim Regional Airport, also known as Buraydah - Gassim Airport, is a regional commercial airport in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Buraydah is capital of the central province of the same name (Al-Qassim).

From Gassim international and regular domestic flights are operated to the important and large airports of Dammam, Jeddah and Riyadh , from here further national and international flights are available.
  • URL: Gassim (ELQ)
  • Time zone: GMT 3
  • Service telephone: +966 (6) -3800101; -63800013
  • Operating company: General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA)
  • Parking: Yes, there are plenty of parking spaces at the airport.
  • Nearby cities: Buraydah (20 km)
  • Directions by car: Access to the airport is about 27 km or 18 miles southwest of Buraydah.
  • Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (15.16%), Tuesday (13.39%), Wednesday (13.39%), Thursday (11.88%), Friday (15.53%), Saturday (14.99%), Sunday (15.66%)
  • Alternative spelling: Qassim, Qassim Regional Airport, Qasim, Kasim, Al Qasim, Эль-Касим, مطار القصيم الإقليمي, カスィーム, 盖西姆, Buraidá

Most popular destinations from Gassim (Flights per week )

  1. Cairo (20, 25,97 %)
  2. Sharjah (19, 24,68 %)
  3. Dubai (18, 23,38 %)
  4. Bahrain (12, 15,58 %)
  5. Sohag (5, 6,49 %)
  6. Islamabad International (2, 2,60 %)
  7. other (1.30 %)

Top airlines (percentage of departures and arrivals)

  1. flydubai (37, 23,87 %)
  2. Air Arabia (35, 22,58 %)
  3. Gulf Air (24, 15,48 %)
  4. Air Arabia Egypt (17, 10,97 %)
  5. Egyptair (11, 7,10 %)
  6. Nile Air (10, 6,45 %)
  7. Nesma Airlines (8, 5,16 %)
  8. Air Cairo (7, 4,52 %)
  9. other (3.87 %)

Location
The airport is about 27 km or 18 miles west of Buraydah. It may be reached on the main road to Al Bukayriyah. To get to and from the airport please use a taxi or hire a car.