Marsa Alam International Airport Explained

Marsa Alam International Airport
Iata:RMF
Icao:HEMA
Pushpin Map:Egypt
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Egypt
Pushpin Label:RMF
Pushpin Label Position:right
Type:Public
Owner:EMAK Marsa Alam for Managing and Operating Airports SAE
Operator:M.A. Al-Kharafi Group of Kuwait
City-Served:Marsa Alam, Egypt
Elevation-F:251
Elevation-M:77
Coordinates:25.5569°N 34.5836°W
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:15/33
R1-Length-F:9,843
R1-Length-M:3,000
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2012
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:1,089,000
Footnotes:Sources: DAFIF[1] Page 6[2]

Marsa Alam International Airport is an international airport located 60 km north of Marsa Alam in Egypt. It is an important destination for leisure flights from Europe.

Overview

The airport was built in response to the increasing needs of European visitors to this southern Red Sea destination, along with other airports on the Red Sea such as Hurghada International Airport, being inaugurated on 16 October 2003. The official name of the airport until 2011 was Marsa Mubarak Airport. The airport is privately owned and operated by EMAK Marsa Alam for Management & Operation Airports, a subsidiary of the M.A. Al-Kharafi Group of Kuwait.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Marsa Alam Airport:

Ground transport

During the first years of its existence, there were no public transportation options – not even taxis – available for arriving international visitors. Tourists – almost all of them arriving on package tours – would instead be met by shuttles or buses arranged by their hotel or tour operator. However as of 2023 this has changed and the usual range of third party airport shuttles, buses and taxis are now available.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: usurped. Airport information for HEMA. https://web.archive.org/web/20190305143444/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=HEMA. 2019-03-05. World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  2. Web site: AIRLINE COMPETITION -- Note by Egypt -- . 2023-08-26.