Taba International Airport Explained

Taba International Airport
Nativename-A:Arabic: مطار طابا الدولي
Iata:TCP
Icao:HETB
Pushpin Map:Egypt Sinai
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Sinai
Pushpin Label:TCP
Pushpin Label Position:right
Type:Public
Operator:Government
City-Served:Taba, Egypt
Location:Taba
Elevation-F:2415
Coordinates:29.5878°N 34.7781°W
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:04/22
R1-Length-M:4,118
R1-Length-F:13,513
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:14/32
R2-Length-M:3,392
R2-Length-F:11,130
R2-Surface:concrete
Stat-Year:2006
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Footnotes:Source: DAFIF[1] GCM

Taba International Airport (Arabic: مطار طابا الدولي) is an international airport located on the Sinai Plateau, with an elevation of 2,470 ft,[2] and serves Taba, Egypt. It has only one gate from which mainly charter flights operate.

History

The airport was constructed by Israel in 1972 during its occupation of Sinai following the Six-Day War. Known as the Etzion Air Force Base,[3] it was demilitarized in 1979 with the Egypt–Israel peace treaty. Then Israel's "Golden Eagle", "Phoenix", and "Smashing Parrot" squadrons moved out and the land there was restored to Egyptian control.[4]

A condition of that peace treaty allows tourists to visit certain areas in Egypt, near Taba, for up to 14 days, without a visa. So from Israel and Jordan, travelers and tourists cross the border at Taba, in buses to visit resorts.[5] Egyptian taxis can take fares up to the Israel border but no further.[6]

The airport is located 13 kilometers from Taba and 30 kilometers from Taba Heights, near El Nakb, and adjacent to Eilat, Israel. The airport was named El Nakb Airport. A new terminal building and night lighting[7] was added and the airport was then renamed Taba International Airport in November 2000.[8]

The airport receives charter flights.[9] Traffic at the airport declined considerably. In 2014, the airport served 41,142 and in 2015, only 13,488 (a 67.2% decline).[10] In 2016, it was announced that Thales Group would be modernizing Air Traffic Management at Taba International Airport.[11]

In May 2018, it was announced that charter flights to the airport would resume, initially with flights from Poland and then from the Czech Republic.[12] [13]

As of 2023, Taba Airport is served by charter flights from Katowice, Prague, Brno and Bratislava.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: usurped. Airport information for HETB. https://web.archive.org/web/20190305143444/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=HETB. 2019-03-05. World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
  2. Web site: Israel Air Force. Aeroflight. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20090523125746/http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/aa-mideast/israel/af/israel-af-bases.htm. 23 May 2009. dmy-all.
  3. Book: Schubert. Frank N.. Building Air Bases in the Negev: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Israel 1979–1982. 13. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161227152726/http://www.history.army.mil/html/books/070/70-45/cmhPub_70-45.pdf. 27 December 2016. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: Bases. The Israeli Air Force. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20131102211340/http://www.iaf.org.il/2570-30206-en/IAF.aspx. 2 November 2013. dmy-all.
  5. Book: DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Egypt. February 2, 2016. DK. 9781465453204.
  6. Web site: Taba International Airport. Airport Authority. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170104063315/http://airport-authority.com/TCP. 4 January 2017. dmy-all.
  7. Book: DGS Heathrow Reference Catalogue Idman AFL. Safe Gate. 24. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161114001647/http://www.safegate.com/data/safegate/files/document/Reference_Catalogue_Idman_AFL.pdf. 14 November 2016. dmy-all.
  8. Web site: Tours in Egypt- Discover Taba. Always Egypt. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161113045422/http://www.alwaysegypt.com/discover-taba/. 13 November 2016. dmy-all.
  9. News: Smith. Oliver. Taba Heights, Egypt: the perfect break . 14 November 2016. Telegraph (UK). Travel. May 4, 2011. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160930203755/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/sunandsea/8491752/Taba-Heights-Egypt-the-perfect-break.html. 30 September 2016. dmy-all.
  10. News: Egypt: air travel's sensitivity to geopolitical events shows in falling international seat numbers . 11 November 2016. Centre for Aviation. April 5, 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161113114348/http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/egypt-air-travels-sensitivity-to-geopolitical-events-shows-in-falling-international-seat-numbers-274771. 13 November 2016. dmy-all.
  11. Web site: Thales Modernises Air Traffic Management at Egypt's Hurghada and Taba International Airports. Thales Group. 12 November 2016.
  12. News: Al-Aees . Shaimaa . Tourism investors present recommendations to parliament's tourism, civil aviation committee to develop sector . 19 September 2018 . Daily News Egypt . 15 May 2018.
  13. Web site: Taba, Egypt, to resume charter flights in mid-4Q18. ch-aviation.com. 11 October 2018.

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