There are a number of airports in Egypt. Egypt is a great travel destination and every year large numbers of tourists come here from different parts of the globe. With so many flights in Egypt that connect several major cities of the country to that of the world make it one of the most convenient places to visit. Egypt is one of the most important countries of the Middle East and thus the air service needs to be in this good shape always. The Abu Simbel Airport is one of the airports in Egypt located in Abu Simbel and has a record of handling 499,172 passengers in the year 2006.
The El Nouzha Airport serves Alexandria and handled as many as 619,629 passengers in the year 2006. There are two runways in the airport and the airport is served by a number of airlines like the Alexandria Airlines, Air Arabia, Bahrain Air, Buraq Air, EgyptAir, EgyptAir Express, Saudi Arabian Airlines and others. The Borg El Arab Airport is located at a distance of 25 km of Alexandria. The sole terminal building has 3 Check-In Counters, 1 Waiting Area, 2 Immigration Counters, 1 Boarding Gate, an EgyptAir Gift Shop and 1 Café. The airlines that serve here include the Emirates, Lufthansa, EgyptAir Express and British Airways.
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The Assiut Airport is located in Assiut and is served by Air Arabia, Alexandria Airlines, EgyptAir, Jazeera Airways and Kuwait Airways. The Daraw Airport or the Aswan International Airport is located in Aswan and is served by the Aigle Azur, Air Memphis, Lotus Air and other airlines. The El Arish International Airport which is served by the Palestinian Airlines and Royal Jordanian is the closest airfield from Gaza Strip. The Cairo International Airport is one of the major civilian airports in Egypt and is also the main hub for the EgyptAir. Located 15 km from downtown Cairo, the airport is maintained by the Cairo Airport Authority (CAA).
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The Hurghada International Airport is one of the other in the list of the Egypt airports. The airport handles international air traffic. The Luxor International Airport is one of the major airports in Egypt is used by the most number of charter airlines as this is the place from the tourists visit the Valley of the Kings and River Nile. The Marsa Alam International Airport is still growing and more to cope with the growing European travelers to this destination.
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