Sharq El Owainat Airport Explained

Sharq El Owainat Airport
Iata:GSQ
Icao:HEOW
Pushpin Map:Egypt
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Egypt
Pushpin Label:GSQ
Pushpin Label Position:right
Type:Public
Operator:Government
Location:Sharq El Owainat, Egypt
Elevation-F:859
Coordinates:22.5833°N 28.7167°W
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:01/19
R1-Length-M:3500
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Source: DAFIF[1] GCM Google Maps[2]

Sharq El Owainat Airport is a small airport serving Sharq El Owainat which is located in Western Desert of Egypt. The airport caters to the New Valley Governorate. In 2011, it served 6,559 passengers (-0.8% compared to 2010).

Operations and facilities

The US$3 million airport was constructed in 3 months in 2003 to meet the needs of investors to bring equipment and to export crops. It occupies 36 square kilometres, with a main runway of 3500m and an apron that can serve 8 aircraft. A simple terminal building can serve passengers at a rate of 100 per hour. No automatic luggage conveyor is provided inside the terminal.

The Shark El Oweinat non-directional beacon (Ident: OWT) is located just east of the field.[3] The Oweinat non-directional beacon (Ident: ENT) is located 9nmi west of the runway.[4]

In August 2009, EgyptAir signed an agreement with a UAE-based agricultural investment firm Janan Investment Company to operate a weekly Sunday flight from the capital's Cairo International Airport to Sharq El Owainat Airport in order to serve the movement of workers and investors to encourage agricultural investment in the region.

The airport is managed under a Build-Operate-Transfer operation. The runway is not equipped with lights for night operation. The airport is in a free trade zone and has facilities for storing and packaging goods for export.

Airlines and destinations

No airlines currently operate from the airport.

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: usurped. Airport information for HEOW. https://web.archive.org/web/20190305143444/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=HEOW. 2019-03-05. World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  2. https://www.google.com/maps/@22.5845013,28.7167451,4695m/data=!3m1!1e3 Sharq Al-Owainat
  3. Web site: Shark El Oweinat NDB (OWT) @ OurAirports. ourairports.com. 2018-08-20.
  4. Web site: SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts. skyvector.com. 2018-08-20.