El Nouzha Airport or Alexandria International Airport (IATA: ALY, ICAO: HEAX) is a public airport located in Alexandria, Egypt, 7 km southeast of the city center. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around Alexandria ( Egyptian Arabic: اسكندريه Eskendereyya; Standard Arabic: ar الإسكندرية Al-Iskandariyya; Ἀλεξάνδρεια This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. The term above mean sea level ( AMSL) refers to the Elevation (on the ground or Altitude (in the Air) of any object relative to the A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A runway ( RWY) is a strip of land on an Airport, on which Aircraft can take off and land. A runway ( RWY) is a strip of land on an Airport, on which Aircraft can take off and land. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Asphalt ( is a sticky black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude Petroleums and in some natural deposits sometimes termed asphaltum DAFIF or the Digital Aeronautical Flight Information File is a complete and comprehensive database of up-to-date aeronautical data including information on airports airways An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around Alexandria ( Egyptian Arabic: اسكندريه Eskendereyya; Standard Arabic: ar الإسكندرية Al-Iskandariyya; Ἀλεξάνδρεια This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand

In 2007, the airport served 795,128 passengers (28. 3% growth compared to 2006).

Facilities

El Nouzha Airport has two runways:

• Runway 04/22: 2,201 x 45 m (7,221 x 148 ft), Surface: Asphalt
• Runway 18/36: 1,801 x 30 m (5,909 x 98 ft), Surface: Asphalt

Airlines and destinations

• Alexandria Airlines (Kuwait, Dubai, Jeddah)
• Air Arabia (Sharjah)
• Bahrain Air (Bahrain)
• Buraq Air (Benghazi, Tripoli)
• EgyptAir (Cairo, Sharm El Sheikh, Beirut, Jeddah, Riyadh, Dammam, Dubai, Kuwait City)
• EgyptAir Express (Luxor, Sharm El Sheikh)
• Jazeera Airways (Kuwait)
• Jordan Aviation (Aqaba)
• Kuwait Airways (Kuwait)
• Libyan Airlines (Benghazi, Tripoli)
• Olympic Airlines (Athens)
• Qatar Airways (Doha)
• Royal Jordanian (Amman)
• Sama Airlines (Jeddah, Riyadh)
• Saudi Arabian Airlines (Jeddah, Riyadh, Medinah)

Lufthansa and Emirates have transferred their flights to Alexandria's Borg El Arab Airport (HBE). Asphalt ( is a sticky black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude Petroleums and in some natural deposits sometimes termed asphaltum Alexandria Airlines is a new Airline based in Egypt. It started operations in April 2007 initially operating charters between Egypt and Jordan Air Arabia is a low-cost airline based in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. Bahrain Air (طيران البحرين is the second Flag carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and its main base is Bahrain International Airport. Buraq Air (El-Buraq Air Transport Inc is an Airline based in Tripoli, Libya. EgyptAir ( IATA Code MS ( Arabic: مصر للطيران) is the Flag carrier Airline of the Arab Republic of Egypt and a member EgyptAir Express is a Regional airline based in Cairo, Egypt. Jazeera Airways (طيران الجزيرة is a low-fare airline based in Kuwait. Jordan Aviation is an Airline based in Amman, Jordan. It operates scheduled and worldwide charter services flights mainly to the Middle East Kuwait Airways (الخطوط الجوية الكويتية is the national Airline of Kuwait, based in Kuwait City and wholly owned by Libyan Airlines ( Arabic: الخطوط الجوية الليبية transliterated: al-Khutut al-Jawiyah al-Libiyah formerly known as Libyan Arab Airlines Olympic Airlines (Ολυμπιακές Αερογραμμές Olympiakés Aerogrammés - OA is the Flag carrier Airline of Greece, based Qatar Airways Company QCSC (القطرية is the Flag carrier airline of Qatar, based in Doha. Royal Jordanian Airlines ( Arabic: الملكية الأردنية transliterated: al-Malakiyah al-Orduniyah is an Airline based in Amman Sama LelTayaran Company Limited, operating as Sama is a low-cost airline based at King Fahad International Airport, Dammam, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabian Airlines ( Arabic: الخطوط الجوية العربية السعودية is the national Airline of Saudi Arabia, based Borg El Arab Airport is an Airport serving Alexandria, Egypt.

See also

• Transportation in Alexandria

References

1. ^ Airport information for HEAX at World Aero Data. Alexandria ( Egyptian Arabic: اسكندريه Eskendereyya; Standard Arabic: ar الإسكندرية Al-Iskandariyya; Ἀλεξάνδρεια Source: DAFIF. DAFIF or the Digital Aeronautical Flight Information File is a complete and comprehensive database of up-to-date aeronautical data including information on airports airways
2. ^ Airport information for ALY at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF. DAFIF or the Digital Aeronautical Flight Information File is a complete and comprehensive database of up-to-date aeronautical data including information on airports airways

External links

• Current weather for HEAX at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for ALY at Aviation Safety Network