Khurais Airport (old)
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Khurais Airport (old) مطار خريص القديم | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
Owner | Saudi Aramco | ||||||||||
Operator | Saudi Aramco | ||||||||||
Serves | Khurais | ||||||||||
Location | Khurais | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,427 ft / 435 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 25°04′11″N 48°11′42″E / 25.0697°N 48.1949°ECoordinates: 25°04′11″N 48°11′42″E / 25.0697°N 48.1949°E | ||||||||||
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Khurais Airport (old) is a small airport near the oil complex of Khurais in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. The airport occupies a small area of 0.28 km2 south of the new complex.
Overview[]
Saudi Aramco, the national oil company of Saudi Arabia, owns and used to operate the airport providing logistic support to the remote oil complex. However airport has been abandoned for a long time since the old complex was demolished and a new airport (Khurais Airport) was built next to the newly established complex as part of the Khurais Project
Facilities[]
The airport has poor infrastructure as it is equipped with one old runway, 1,870 meters long and 30 meters wide without taxiways or terminals. A small area of 2,200 m2 can be found between the runway and the entrance of the airfield for aircraft parking/movement.
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External links[]
- Khurais oil field
- Airports in Saudi Arabia