Sharm El Sheikh Airport
| Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport | |
|---|---|
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | HESH |
| IATA code | SSH |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 44 m (144 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 1 km northwest of Sharm el-Sheikh |
| Basic data | |
| opening | May 1968 |
| Terminals | 2 |
| Passengers | 7,430,940 (2009) |
| Flight movements |
38,789 (2009) |
| Capacity ( PAX per year) |
8 million |
| Runways | |
| 04R / 22L | 3081 m × 45 m asphalt |
| 04L / 22R | 3081 m × 45 m asphalt |
The airport Sharm el-Sheikh ( English Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport , Arabic مطار شرم الشيخ الدولي Maṭār Sharm el-Sheikh ad-Daulī , formerly Ophira International Airport ) is the airport of the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh and is located in close proximity to the city center. It isthe second largest airport in Egyptafter Cairo .
Airlines and Destinations
The airport offers domestic scheduled flights to Cairo , Luxor and Alexandria as well as an international flight to London-Luton five times a week . Numerous charter companies from all over Europe serve the airport.
history
The airport was built in 1968 as a base for the Israeli Air Force . With the Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty of 1979, the Sinai peninsula, including the airport, was returned to Egypt.
In May 2007 a second terminal was opened at the airport with a new capacity of 8 million passengers per year. 40 check-in counters and 6 passenger boarding bridges were designed to handle an even larger number of scheduled and charter flights. The terminal covers a total of 43,000 m² on two floors and consists of three wings.
expansion
In October 2015, a $ 671 million expansion was announced. The airport's capacity is to be expanded from 10 to 18 million passengers per year. A third terminal, a new runway and a new tower will be built for this purpose. The China-Africa Development Fund pledged $ 50 million as a loan for the project.
Web links
- Sharm el-Sheikh airport website
- Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )
- Airport data in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b ACI ( Memento of the original from February 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Chinese funds will help double size of Egypt's Sharm El-Sheikh Airport. In: www.globalconstructionreview.com. October 14, 2015, accessed November 5, 2015 .
