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El Alamein International Airport

Coordinates: 30°55′28″N 28°27′41″E / 30.92444°N 28.46139°E / 30.92444; 28.46139
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El Alamain International Airport

مطار العلمين الدولي
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorInternational Airports Company
ServesEl Alamein
LocationEl Dabaa
Elevation AMSL143 ft / 44 m
Coordinates30°55′28″N 28°27′41″E / 30.92444°N 28.46139°E / 30.92444; 28.46139
Websitewww.alalamain-airport.com
Map
DBB is located in Egypt
DBB
DBB
Location of airport in Egypt
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 3,499 11,479 Asphalt
Sources: DAFIF[1][2]

El Alamein International Airport (IATA: DBB, ICAO: HEAL) (Arabic: مطار العلمين الدوليMaṭār El ʿAlamein El Dawli) is an international airport located in El Dabaa, Matrouh Governorate, Egypt. The airport is located at the Northern coast, 160 km (99 mi) west of Alexandria.[3]

Operations

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Overview

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New Zealander war veterans, served in World War II, departing Al Alamain International Airport.

El Alamein International Airport is owned and operated by International Airports Company which is KATO investment subsidiary.[4][5] On 1999 a bid for build–operate–transfer (BOT), was won by International Airport Company of 50-year extendable concession.

The airport occupies an area of 64 square kilometres (25 sq mi) with a single terminal which can handle 600 passengers per hour.[4][5]

Runways

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El Alamein International Airport has a single runway 3,499 m (11,480 ft), suitable for A380-800 operations.[4]

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Air Cairo Seasonal charter: Almaty[6]
Belavia Seasonal charter: Minsk[7]
EgyptAir Seasonal: Cairo
Etihad Airways Seasonal: Abu Dhabi (begins 17 July 2025)[8]
flydubai Seasonal: Dubai–International (begins 21 June 2025)[9]
flynas Seasonal: Riyadh[10]
Smartwings Seasonal charter: Prague[11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Airport information for HEAL". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  2. ^ Airport information for DBB / HEAL at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ^ "Alamein". eac-airports. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Logistics Division". katoinvestment. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Alalamin Airport". alalamain-airport. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  6. ^ "AIR CAIRO BEGINS EL DABAA – ALMATY SERVICE FROM LATE-JULY 2024". aeroRoutes.com. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Belavia NS24 Egypt / Qatar Charters". AeroRoutes. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Etihad schedules El Dabaa (Egypt) July 2025 launch". aeroroutes.com. 30 October 2024.
  9. ^ "FLYDUBAI ADDS EL DABAA (EL ALAMEIN) SERVICE FROM JUNE 2025". aeroroutes.com. 26 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Flynas adds El Dabaa (Egypt) Service in 3Q 2024". aeroroutes.com.
  11. ^ "Smartwings NS24 Prague – North Africa Charter Additions".
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