Aswan Airport
| Aswan Airport | |||
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| Characteristics | |||
| ICAO code | HESN | ||
| IATA code | ASW | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Start-and runway | |||
| 17/35 | 3402 m × 45 m asphalt | ||
The Aswan International Airport ( English Aswan International Airport ) is an airport of Aswan in Egypt .
Location and directions
The airport is in close proximity to the Aswan High Dam and 16 kilometers southwest of Aswan.
The tower (TWR) sends and receives on the frequency : 118.3 MHz . The airport has various navigation aids. The runway 17/35 has an instrument landing system (ILS). The rotating radio beacon (VOR) transmits on frequency : 112.3 MHz with the identifier: ASN. A distance measuring equipment (DME) is present.
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Airlines and Destinations
- BSA to Braunschweig, Eindhoven
- Egypt Air to Abu Simbel, Cairo, Luxor
- Thomson Airways to London Gatwick
Earlier companies on the square were also Astraeus , which served London Gatwick , and Lotus Air from Cairo.
Incidents
On March 20, 1969, an Ilyushin Il-18 D of the United Arab Airlines (registration number SU-APC ), coming from Jedda , Saudi Arabia , crashed while approaching Aswan and went up in flames. 100 people were killed, only five passengers survived. At the time of the accident, visibility was only about two to three kilometers. When approaching the poorly equipped airport in a sandstorm, the pilots flew below the decision height , also due to their excessive fatigue due to long working hours without suitable rest periods.
Web links
- Airport data in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
- Airport data. In: flightstats.com. Retrieved August 20, 2010 .
- Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )
- Airport. In: AirNav. Retrieved August 20, 2010 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Airport data on World Aero Data ( English, as of 2006 )
- ^ Accident report IL-18 SU-APC , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on August 26, 2017.