El Alamein International Airport Explained

El Alamain International Airport
Nativename-A:مطار العلمين الدولي
Iata:DBB
Icao:HEAL
Type:Public
Owner-Oper:International Airports Company
City-Served:El Alamein
Location:El Dabaa
Elevation-F:143
Elevation-M:44
Coordinates:30.9244°N 28.4614°W
Pushpin Map:Egypt
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Egypt
Pushpin Label:DBB
R1-Number:13/31
R1-Length-F:11479
R1-Length-M:3499
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Metric-Rwy:Y
Footnotes:Sources: DAFIF[1]

El Alamein International Airport (Arabic: Maṭār El ʿAlamein El Dawli) is an international airport located in El Dabaa, Matrouh Governorate, Egypt. The airport is located at the Northern coast, 160km (100miles) west of Alexandria.[2]

Operations

Overview

El Alamein International Airport is owned and operated by International Airports Company which is KATO investment subsidiary.[3] [4] 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 64km2 with a single terminal which can handle 600 passengers per hour.

Runways

El Alamein International Airport has a single runway 3499m (11,480feet), suitable for A380-800 operations.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: usurped. Airport information for HEAL. https://web.archive.org/web/20190305143444/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=HEAL. 2019-03-05. World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  2. Web site: Alamein. eac-airports. 9 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20171203153932/http://www.eac-airports.com/index.php/en/bot-airports/el-alamain. 3 December 2017. dead.
  3. Web site: Logistics Division . katoinvestment . 8 July 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160815130053/http://www.katoinvestment.com/divisions/Logistics.htm . 15 August 2016 .
  4. Web site: Alalamin Airport . alalamain-airport . 8 July 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160818235344/http://www.alalamain-airport.com/main.html . 18 August 2016 .