Luxor International Airport
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IATA: LXR – ICAO: HELX
 LXR
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public, Military | ||
| Operator | Egyptian Airport Company | ||
| Serves | Luxor, Egypt | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 294 ft / 90 m | ||
| Coordinates | 25°40′15″N 32°42′23″E / 25.67083°N 32.70639°E | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 02/20 | 3,000 | 9,842 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2009) | |||
| Passengers | 1,872,070 | ||
| Sources: Airport web site[1] and DAFIF[2][3] | |||
Luxor International Airport (IATA: LXR, ICAO: HELX) is the main airport serving the city of Luxor, Egypt. It is located four miles (6km) east of the city.
Many charter airlines use the airport, as it is a popular tourist destination for those visiting the River Nile and the Valley of the Kings.
In 2009, the airport served 1,872,070 passengers (-13.7% vs. 2008). In 2010, the airport served 1.970.813 passengers . In 2005 the airport was upgraded to accommodate up to 8 million passengers a year. Facilities for passengers include 48 check-in desks, 8 gates, 5 baggage claim belts, a post office, a bank, a Bureau de change, an auto exchange machine (CIB), restaurants, cafeterias, a VIP Lounge, a duty free shop, a newsagent/tobacconist, a chemist shop, a gift shop, a travel agent, a tourist help desk, car rental, first aid, a baby/parent Room, disabled access/facilities and a business centre.
Facilities for cargo include refrigerated storage, animal quarantine, livestock handling, health officials, X-Ray equipment, and fumigation equipment.
The cargo terminal handling agent for the airport is EgyptAir Cargo.
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
Luxor is served by the following scheduled airlines:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Arabia | Sharjah |
| Air Berlin | Berlin-Tegel, Düsseldorf, Hanover, Leipzig/Halle Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn, Erfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Nuremberg |
| Air Méditerranée | Lyon, Paris-Charles de Gaulle |
| Arkefly | Amsterdam |
| Bahrain Air | Bahrain |
| Belair | Zürich Seasonal: Basel/Mulhouse |
| EasyJet | London-Gatwick |
| Edelweiss Air | Zurich |
| EgyptAir | Abu Simbel, Aswan, Cairo, Kuwait, London-Heathrow |
| EgyptAir operated by EgyptAir Express | Abu Simbel, Aswan, Cairo, Marsa Alam, Sharm el-Sheikh |
| Flydubai | Dubai |
| Jazeera Airways | Kuwait |
| Jetairfly | Brussels |
| Luxair | Luxembourg |
| Monarch | London-Gatwick, Manchester |
| Niki | Seasonal: Salzburg, Vienna |
| Qatar Airways | Doha |
| Thomas Cook Airlines | London-Gatwick, Manchester |
| Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium | Brussels |
| Thomson Airways | Birmingham, London-Gatwick, Manchester |
| Transavia.com | Amsterdam |
| Transavia.com France | Paris-Orly |
| TUIfly | Seasonal: Berlin-Tegel, Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart |
| Wind Jet | Catania |
Additionally, several airlines operate seasonal charter flights into the airport, including AlMasria Universal Airlines, AMC Airlines (which are based there), and Neos.
[edit] Accidents and incidents
On 20 February 2009, an Antonov An-12 of Aerolift crashed after an engine caught fire on take-off. All five crew were killed.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Luxor Airport, official web site
- ^ Airport information for HELX at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Airport information for LXR at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- ^ "Five dead in Ukrainian plane fire at Luxor airport - Summary". The Earth Times. http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/256672,five-dead-in-ukrainian-plane-fire-at-luxor-airport--summary.html. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
[edit] External links
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