Aswan International Airport
Aswan International Airport مطار أسوان الدولي | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Aswan, Egypt | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 662 ft (202 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°57′51″N 32°49′11″E / 23.96417°N 32.81972°E | ||||||||||
| Website | https://aswan-airport.com | ||||||||||
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  ASW Location of airport in Egypt | |||||||||||
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| Source: DAFIF[1][2] | |||||||||||
Aswan International Airport (IATA: ASW, ICAO: HESN), is a domestic airport (despite its name) located 16 km southwest of Aswan, Egypt. It was built in 1956 and upgraded in 1992 and 1999 by the Egyptian government.[3]
Airlines and destinations
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The following airlines operate regular scheduled passenger flights at Aswan Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Cairo | Abu Simbel, Cairo[4] |
| Egyptair | Abu Simbel, Cairo[5] |
| Nile Air | Cairo[6] |
| Petroleum Air Services | Seasonal charter: Cairo[citation needed] |
Accidents and incidents
[edit]- On 17 October 1963 an Ilyushin Il-14 military transport belonging to the Egyptian Air Force crashed at the airport, killing 14 people.[7][8]
- On 20 March 1969 a United Arab Airlines Il-18 crashed while attempting to land at Aswan International Airport.[9] 100 of the 105 passengers and crew on board died.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Airport information for HESN". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
- ↑ "Airport information for ASW". DAFIF. October 2006 – via Great Circle Mapper.
- ↑ "مطار أسوان" [Aswan Airport] (in Arabic). Egyptian Airports Company. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ↑ "Air Cairo July - October 2022 ATR72 Operations". aeroroutes.com. 21 July 2022.
- ↑ "Cairo, Egypt CAI". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 26 (11). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 198–201. May 2025. ISSN 1466-8718. OCLC 41608313.
- ↑ "Cairo, Egypt". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 25 (2). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 187–189. August 2023. ISSN 1466-8718.
- ↑ "14 Die in Crash At Aswan Airport". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. United Press International. 21 October 1963. p. 9. Retrieved 16 May 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Accident; Ilyushin Il-14, Thursday 17 October 1963". Aviation-Safety Network. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ↑ "92 Arab pilgrims die in Aswan Airport crash". The Arizona Republic. United Press International. 21 March 1969. p. A2. Retrieved 16 May 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
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Media related to Aswan International Airport at Wikimedia Commons- "Current weather for HESN". NOAA/NWS.
- Accident history for ASW at Aviation Safety Network
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