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Gassim airport (Saudi Arabia)
Gassim airport is located near with Al Başar at 6mi↑, Buraydah at 13mi↑, Al Bukayriyah at 13mi↑, Al Fuwayliq at 34mi↑, Ar Rass at 35mi↑, Khishaybī al Ḩaḑar at 48mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Saudi Arabia and Southernmost airports in Saudi Arabia
→ See also airports in Saudi Arabia
aerial view of Gassim airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : OEGS
- IATA code : ELQ
- Local code : -
Elevation : 648 m = 2126ft
→ See also Highest airports in Saudi Arabia and Lowest airports in Saudi Arabia
Runways
- runway 15/33 : 3000m = 9843ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Saudi Arabia
Coming to Gassim airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
activities : Getyourguide
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By plane :
- Gassim airport at 0mi : book on Iberia
- Zilfi airport at 66mi : book on Trip.com
- King Salman Abdulaziz airport at 130mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Gassim airport OEGS ELQ
METAR for Gassim airport OEGS ELQ
OEGS 130700Z 03002KT CAVOK 15/10 Q1019 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Gassim airport OEGS ELQ
METAR issued by OEGS on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 07:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 3 days and 80 hours and -4298 minutes ago.
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 15°C = 59°F, dew point is 10°C = 50°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 72 %.
QNH is 1019hPa = 30.09inHg
Wind 4km/h = 2kt, direction is 30°.
Sky clear.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Gassim airport OEGS ELQ
OEGS 122300Z 1300/1406 03005KT 6000 FEW040 TEMPO 1300/1309 VRB03KT 3000 BR FEW030 PROB30 TEMPO 1300/1306 0300 FG
Decoded TAF for Gassim airport OEGS ELQ
TAF issued by OEGS on Friday, December 12, 2025 at 23:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 3 days and 16 hours and 22 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Friday, December 12, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Sunday, December 14, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
1300/1406 03005KT 6000 FEW040
wind 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 30°
Visibility is 6km = 4mi.
few clouds at 4000ft = 1220m
temporarily from Friday, December 12, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Saturday, December 13, 2025 à 09:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1300/1309 VRB03KT 3000 BR FEW030
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 3km = 2mi.
mist
few clouds at 3000ft = 910m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Friday, December 12, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Saturday, December 13, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 1300/1306 0300 FG
Visibility is 0km = 0mi.
fog
NOTAM for Gassim airport
Around Gassim airport (Saudi Arabia)
near
- Hotels in Al Başar
- Station de montagne Saint-Moritz at 2316mi↑
- Station de montagne Davos Klosters at 2327mi↑
- Station de montagne Arosa Lenzerheide at 2336mi↑
- Station de montagne Laax at 2352mi↑
- Station de montagne La Colmiane at 2373mi↑
- Station de montagne Isola 2000 at 2379mi↑
- Station de montagne Gréolières-les-Neiges at 2380mi↑
- Station de montagne Beuil les Launes at 2385mi↑
- Station de montagne Valberg at 2388mi↑
- Station de montagne Saas Fee at 2391mi↑
- Station de montagne Auron at 2391mi↑
- Station de montagne Aletsch Arena at 2391mi↑
- for Gassim airport at 0mi↑
- for Militarys (3x) airport at 1mi↑
- for Private airport at 22mi↑
nearest airports to Gassim airport (Saudi Arabia)
- Militarys (3x) heliport ( SA-0079) at 1mi↑
- Private heliport ( SA-0080) at 22mi↑
- Zilfi airport (OEZL ZUL ) at 66mi↑NOTAM
- Al Ghat airport (OEGH ) at 76mi↑defunct airport
- Al Artawiyah South airport ( OE52) at 98mi↑
- Runway near industry airport ( SA-0078) at 119mi↑
- King Salman Abdulaziz airport (OEDM DWD ) at 130mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Dawadmi Domestic airport (OEDW ) at 131mi↑defunct airport
- Pump Station 6 airport (OEPF ) at 133mi↑NOTAM
- Ha'il airport (OEHL HAS ) at 151mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Al-Watah Runway airport ( SA-0076) at 154mi↑
- King Khalid Military City airport (OEKK KMC ) at 154mi↑NOTAM
- Al Batin airport ( SA-0081) at 158mi↑defunct airport
- Hafar Al Atk airport ( OE54) at 173mi↑
- Petroline 9 airport (OEPI ) at 173mi↑NOTAM
- Kharmiyah Airstrip airport ( SA-0008) at 175mi↑defunct airport
→ See also Former airports in Saudi Arabia
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap
