Port Said International Airport El Gamil Airport RAF El Gamil | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Port Said, Egypt | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1941 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 8 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°16′46″N32°14′24″E / 31.27944°N 32.24000°E | ||||||||||
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  PSD Location of airport in Sinai  PSD PSD (Egypt) | |||||||||||
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Port Said Airport( IATA : PSD, ICAO : HEPS) serves the city of Port Said, Egypt, at the north end of the Suez Canal. In 2011, the airport served 36,962 passengers (-5.5% vs. 2010).
The airport was previously RAF El Gamil a Royal Air Force station operational during Second World War.
The following units were here at some point:
After being handed over to Egyptian authorities, El Gamil Airfield was attacked by the British Armed Forces during November 1956 as part of Operation Telescope, Suez Crisis.
The airport underwent a modernisation program with a partial inauguration in February 2011. The airport is seen to be vital for the coastal city and to sustain its industrial expansion plans. [12]
There are currently no scheduled services to and from the airport.
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