Sphinx International Airport

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Sphinx International Airport

مطار سفنكس الدولي
Summary
Airport typePublic
Serves Greater Cairo, Egypt
Elevation  AMSL 553 ft / 169 m
Coordinates 30°06′35″N30°53′40″E / 30.10972°N 30.89444°E / 30.10972; 30.89444
Map
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Airplane silhouette.svg
SPX
Sphinx International Airport
Sphinx International Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
16R/34L3,65011,975Asphalt
Source: Google Maps [1] SkyVector [2]

Sphinx International Airport( IATA : SPX, ICAO : HESX) is a public airport, serving the city of Giza, on the western side of Cairo, Egypt.

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History

In October 2017, it was announced that the airport will be open to commercial flights in summer 2018 and is set to start experimental operations in October 2018. [3] [4] [5]

In January 2019 EgyptAir Express launched test flights to Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh, Luxor and Aswan. [6]

On 1 January 2020, the airport received its first international flight from Jordan, operated by Fly Jordan. [7] On 2 November 2022, scheduled flights from Sharm El Sheikh to Sphinx airport started. The airport is operational but still undergoing final fit.

Facilities

The airport is adjacent to and shares some infrastructure with the Cairo West Air Base. It is located on the Cairo-Alexandria desert road. [8] The main runway (16R/34L) is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the Cairo West runway complex. The aircraft parking ramp and terminal facilities are on the west side of the runway. [1] The Cairo West TACAN (Ident: BLA) is located on the field. The Cairo VOR-DME (Ident: CVO) is located 25.6 nautical miles (47 km) east of the airport. [9] [10]

In December 2020, it was reported the airport was being expanded to increase the total area from 4,500 to 23,000 square meters (48,000 to 248,000 square feet), helping to provide a capacity of 900 passengers per hour instead of 300. This is to accommodate an increase in passenger traffic expected as a result of the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum. The airport building is expected to include a travel hall with an area of 6,500 square meters (70,000 square feet), an arrival hall of 7,000 square meters, a food and beverage area of 1,000 square meters, duty-free shops, passport offices, an X-ray area and 28 check-in counters. This is in addition to a banking and quarantine area, a baggage claim area, eight passport counters, eight escalators, and a cooling plant with a capacity of 1,440 tons of refrigeration. [11]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Giza Sphinx Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Air Arabia Sharjah [12]
Air Cairo Amman–Queen Alia, Hurghada, [13] Jeddah, Medina, Sharm El Sheikh [14]
AJet Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen
Condor Seasonal: Frankfurt [15]
easyJet Berlin, [16] Geneva, [17] London–Luton, [18] Milan–Malpensa [19]
Edelweiss Air Zurich [20]
flydubai Dubai–International [21]
Flynas Jeddah, Medina (begins 11 December 2024), [22] Riyadh [23]
Jazeera Airways Kuwait City
Norwegian Air Shuttle Seasonal: Copenhagen [24]
Pegasus Airlines Istanbul–Sabiha Gokcen [25]
Seasonal: Antalya [26]
SalamAir Muscat [27]
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, Budapest, [28] Larnaca, [29] London–Luton, [30] Milan–Malpensa, Rome–Fiumicino

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