Marsa Alam International Airport
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IATA: RMF – ICAO: HEMA
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | EMAK Marsa Alam for Management & Operation Airports SAE | ||
| Operator | Aéroports de Paris | ||
| Serves | Marsa Alam, Egypt | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 251 ft / 77 m | ||
| Coordinates | 25°33′25″N 34°35′01″E / 25.55694°N 34.58361°E | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 15/33 | 3,000 | 9,843 | Asphalt |
| Sources: Airport web site[1] and DAFIF[2][3] | |||
Marsa Alam International Airport (IATA: RMF, ICAO: HEMA) is a growing airport in Marsa Alam, Egypt. In response to the increasing needs of European travelers to this southern Red Sea destination, along with many other airports in the Red Sea such as Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport in Sharm el-Sheikh, Marsa Alam is recently home to this new international airport. It was inaugurated on October 16, 2003.
The Marsa Alam International Airport is privately owned and operated by EMAK Marsa Alam for Management & Operation Airports, a subsidiary of the M.A. Al-Kharafi Group of Kuwait. Marsa Alam International Airport is managed by Aéroports de Paris.
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[edit] Statistic
Currently, the airport can accommodate 600 passengers per hour. In the future, the airport will able to process up to 2500 passengers per hour.[citation needed]
In 2009, the airport served 938,858 passengers (+14.5% vs. 2008).
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Arabia Egypt | Charter: Munich |
| Air Berlin | Düsseldorf, Munich, Nuremberg |
| Air Italy | Milan-Malpensa, Verona |
| Arkefly | Amsterdam |
| Belair | Zürich |
| BH Air operated by Air Vallée | Milan-Malpensa, Verona |
| Blue Panorama | Bologna, Milan-Malpensa |
| Condor | Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart |
| EgyptAir Express | Cairo Seasonal: Luxor, Sharm el-Sheikh |
| Eurofly | Milan-Malpensa |
| Jazeera Airways | Kuwait |
| Jetairfly | Brussels |
| Mistral Air | Milan-Malpensa |
| Neos | Bologna, Milan-Malpensa, Verona |
| Niki | Salzburg, Vienna |
| NordStar | Seasonal: Krasnoyarsk, Moscow-Domodedovo, Norilsk |
| S7 Airlines | Seasonal: Moscow-Domodedovo, Novosibirsk |
| Small Planet Airlines | Vilnius, Warsaw |
| Thomas Cook Airlines | Seasonal: Manchester |
| Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium | Brussels |
| Thomson Airways | Seasonal: Birmingham [Begins 24 November], London-Gatwick, Manchester |
| Transavia.com | Amsterdam |
| Travel Service Airlines | Warsaw,Prague |
| TUIfly | Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Hanover |
[edit] References
- ^ Marsa Alam Airport, official web site
- ^ Airport information for HEMA at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Airport information for RMF at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
