El Alamein International Airport (Arabic: ''Maṭār El ʿAlamein El Dawli'') is an
international airport located in
El Dabaa
El Dabaa ( ar, الضبعة ) is a town in the Matrouh Governorate, Egypt. It lies from Cairo on the north coast and is served by the El Alamain International Airport. It is famous for the Russian technology nuclear power plant being const ...
,
Matrouh Governorate
Matrouh Governorate ( ar, محافظة مطروح ) is one of the governorates of Egypt. Located in the north-western part of the country, it borders Libya. Its capital is Mersa Matruh.
Municipal divisions
The governorate is divided into munic ...
,
Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Medit ...
. The airport is located at the
Northern coast, west of
Alexandria
Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandri ...
.
Operations
Overview
El Alamein International Airport is owned and operated by International Airports Company which is KATO investment subsidiary.
On 1999 a bid for
build–operate–transfer
Build–operate–transfer (BOT) or build–own–operate–transfer (BOOT) is a form of project delivery method, usually for large-scale infrastructure projects, wherein a private entity receives a concession from the public sector (or the priva ...
(BOT), was won by International Airport Company of 50-year extendable concession.
The airport occupies an area of with a single terminal which can handle 600 passengers per hour.
Runways
El Alamein International Airport has a single runway , suitable for
A380-800
The Airbus A380 is a large wide-body airliner that was developed and produced by Airbus. It is the world's largest passenger airliner and only full-length double-deck jet airliner.
Airbus studies started in 1988, and the project was annou ...
operations.
Airlines and destinations
As of August 2021, there are no scheduled flights to the airport.
See also
*
List of airports in Egypt
This is a list of airports in Egypt, grouped by type and sorted by location.
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Airports
See also
* Transport in Egypt
* List of airports by ICAO code: H#HE - Egypt
* Wikipedia: WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: Afric ...
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Transport in Egypt
Transport in Egypt is centered in Cairo and largely follows the pattern of settlement along the Nile. The Ministry of Transportation and other government bodies are responsible for transportation in Egypt, whether by sea, river, land or air.
Wit ...
References
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