El Alamein International Airport

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El Alamain International Airport

مطار العلمين الدولي
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorInternational Airports Company
Serves El Alamein
Location El Dabaa
Elevation  AMSL 143 ft / 44 m
Coordinates 30°55′28″N28°27′41″E / 30.92444°N 28.46139°E / 30.92444; 28.46139
Website www.alalamain-airport.com
Map
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Location of airport in Egypt
El Alamein International Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
13/313,49911,479 Asphalt
Sources: DAFIF [1] [2]

El Alamein International Airport( IATA : DBB, ICAO : HEAL) (Arabic: مطار العلمين الدولي‎Maṭār El ʿAlamein El Dawli) is an international airport located in El Dabaa, Matrouh Governorate, Egypt. The airport is located at the Northern coast, 160 km (99 mi) west of Alexandria. [3]

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Overview

New Zealander war veterans, served in World War II, departing Al Alamain International Airport. 20121021 AK W105465 0001.JPG - Flickr - NZ Defence Force (8).jpg
New Zealander war veterans, served in World War II, departing Al Alamain International Airport.

El Alamein International Airport is owned and operated by International Airports Company which is KATO investment subsidiary. [4] [5] 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 64 square kilometres (25 sq mi) with a single terminal which can handle 600 passengers per hour. [4] [5]

Runways

El Alamein International Airport has a single runway 3,499 m (11,480 ft), suitable for A380-800 operations. [4]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Cairo Seasonal charter: Almaty [6]
Etihad Airways Seasonal: Abu Dhabi (begins 17 July 2025) [7]
flydubai Seasonal: Dubai–International (begins 21 June 2025) [8]
Flynas Seasonal: Jeddah (begins 1 July 2025), [9] Riyadh [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Airport information for HEAL". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  2. ↑ Airport information for DBB / HEAL at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF  (effective October 2006).
  3. ↑ "Alamein". eac-airports. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Logistics Division". katoinvestment. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Alalamin Airport". alalamain-airport. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "AIR CAIRO BEGINS EL DABAA – ALMATY SERVICE FROM LATE-JULY 2024". aeroRoutes.com. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Etihad schedules El Dabaa (Egypt) July 2025 launch". aeroroutes.com. 30 October 2024.
  8. ↑ "FLYDUBAI ADDS EL DABAA (EL ALAMEIN) SERVICE FROM JUNE 2025". aeroroutes.com. 26 November 2024.
  9. ↑ "FLYNAS NS25 SEASONAL SERVICE ADDITIONS". aeroroutes.com. 27 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "Saudi's Flynas Launches Flight from Riyadh to Egypt's El-Alamein". Scene Traveller. 10 July 2024.
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