{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Airport","name":"Gassim Airport","iataCode":"ELQ","icaoCode":"OEGS","city":"Buraidah","country":"SA","airportType":"medium_airport","cargoCapable":true,"cargoRank":null,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":26.302799,"longitude":43.774399},"elevationMeters":648,"runwayLengthMeters":null,"description":"Close to 1.5 million kilograms of dates travelled across the Saudia Cargo network in 2024 — up 64 percent year on year and reaching more than 45 countries — and much of that harvest starts its journey at Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport (IATA: ELQ, ICAO: OEGS) near Buraidah, the airport of a region that grows roughly 90 percent of Saudi Arabia's dates. Opened in 1964 and operated by Matarat Holding, it links Buraidah with Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam plus around nine international po","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/gassim-airport-elq","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/gassim-airport-elq","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Gassim Airport · (IATA: ELQ) · Buraidah, SA · 648 m · Cargo Hub"}