Qaisumah–Hafar Al-Batin International Airport guide

Qaisumah–Hafar Al-Batin International Airport began in 1962 as a basic airstrip. Dakota aircraft used it to ferry Saudi Aramco staff between the company's northern stations. It has since grown into a full airport with a 3,000-metre runway able to take Boeing 737s, a passenger terminal, a sewage system, a water treatment plant and a standby power plant.

The airport lies in the Eastern Province and serves the Hafar Al-Batin and Khafji governorates. The General Authority of Civil Aviation owns it and Dammam Airports Company operates it. A development project completed in 2022 raised capacity to more than 700,000 passengers a year, added a shared arrivals hall for international and domestic flights and enlarged the departure hall by 238 percent.

Scheduled service is small. Saudia flies to Jeddah and Riyadh, Nesma Airlines links the airport with Hail, and flydubai connects it with Dubai. Kuwait is about 2.5 hours away by road, and in February 2026 Kuwaiti carriers such as Jazeera Airways temporarily moved flights here while Kuwait's airspace and airport were closed.