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Luxor International Airport

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Luxor International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic, Military
OperatorEgyptian Airport Company
ServesLuxor, Egypt
Elevation AMSL294 ft (90 m)
Coordinates25°40′15″N 32°42′23″E / 25.67083°N 32.70639°E / 25.67083; 32.70639
Websitehttps://airport-luxor.com
Map
LXR is located in Egypt
LXR
LXR
Location of airport in Egypt
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
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 6 km (4 miles) 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.

Facilities

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In 2005, the airport was upgraded[4] 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,[5] a bank,[5] a Bureau de change, an auto exchange machine (CIB), restaurants, cafeterias, a VIP Lounge, a duty-free shop,[4] a newsagent/tobacconist, a chemist shop, a gift shop, a travel agency,[5] a tourist help desk, car rental, first aid, a baby/parent Room, disabled access/facilities and a business centre.[5]

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.

Airlines and destinations

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

Apron view of Luxor International Airport
Luxor Aerodrome terminal 1961
AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines Seasonal: Athens[6]
Air Cairo Bilbao,[7] Bologna,[8] Brussels (begins 18 December 2026),[9] Cairo,[10] Catania,[11] Hurghada,[12] Madrid,[10] Málaga,[10] Milan–Malpensa,[13] Rome–Fiumicino,[10] Sharm El Sheikh,[10] Valencia[7]
Seasonal: Barcelona,[7] Cologne, (begins 17 October 2026)[14] Jeddah,[15] Medina,[citation needed] Paris–Charles de Gaulle,[16] Verona[13]
easyJet Seasonal: London–Gatwick,[17] Lyon (begins 31 October 2026),[18] Milan–Malpensa,[19] Nantes (begins 31 October 2026),[18] Paris–Charles de Gaulle[18]
Edelweiss Air Seasonal: Zürich[20]
Egyptair Cairo[21]
Seasonal: Barcelona,[22] Jeddah,[23] London–Heathrow,[10] Madrid,[24] Milan–Malpensa,[25] Sharm El Sheikh[10]
Jazeera Airways Kuwait City[26]
Kuwait Airways Seasonal: Kuwait City[27]
Luxair Seasonal: Luxembourg[28]
Neos Seasonal: Milan–Malpensa[29]
Nesma Airlines Seasonal: Cairo,[30] Jeddah
Nile Air Cairo[31]
Seasonal charter: Milan–Malpensa,[32] Rome–Fiumicino[10]
Pegasus Airlines Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[33]
Petroleum Air Services Seasonal charter: Cairo[34]
Sundair Seasonal: Berlin[35]
Transavia Seasonal: Paris–Orly[36]
TUI Airways Seasonal: London–Gatwick,[37] Manchester[38]
TUI fly Belgium Seasonal: Brussels[39]
TUI fly Deutschland Seasonal: Düsseldorf[14]
Vueling Seasonal: Barcelona[40]

Accidents and incidents

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  • On 21 September 1987, an EgyptAir Airbus A300 crashed on landing during a training flight, killing all five crew members on board.[41]
  • On 6 April 1994, a Sudan Airways Boeing 737-200 was hijacked and diverted to Luxor. Upon landing, the hijacker surrendered to the authorities. There were no fatalities or injuries and the aircraft was not damaged.[42]
  • On 20 February 2009, an Antonov An-12 crashed after an engine caught fire on take-off. All five crew were killed.[43]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Luxor Airport, official web site
  2. ↑ "Airport information for HELX". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  3. ↑ "Airport information for LXR". DAFIF. October 2006 – via Great Circle Mapper.
  4. 1 2 "History of Luxor Airport (LXR): Airport History and Facts, Luxor Area, Egypt". www.luxor-lux.airports-guides.com. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Luxor Airport (LXR) Airlines and Terminals: Airlines at Airports in Luxor Area, Egypt". www.luxor-lux.airports-guides.com. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Aegean Airlines to distribute dividend | eKathimerini.com". 6 May 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 Cite error: The named reference MadridLuxor was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ↑ Lassetter, Jon (28 September 2023). "Bologna passes a million monthly passengers; is Italy's sixth busiest airport; (U)LCCs have 63% of flights". Air Service One. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  9. ↑ Orban, André (9 September 2026). "Air Cairo to launch Brussels flights from Cairo and Luxor in December 2026". Aviation24.be. Retrieved 9 September 2026.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Air Cairo launches its first regular flights between Cairo, Aswan and Abu Simbel - Tourism - Egypt". Ahram Online. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  11. ↑ Simmini, Gabriele (19 July 2023). "Catania Airport in chaos after fire: what happens now for companies and passengers". The Flight Club. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  12. ↑ Al-Qattan, Taher (15 April 2023). "تكثيف رحلات الطيران الداخلي بين المدن السياحية تزامنا مع إجازات عيد الفطر - بوابة الشروق" (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  13. 1 2 "Air Cairo's news for the summer". 30 September 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  14. 1 2 "Neue Direktflüge nach Luxor ab Winter 2026/27" (in German). 28 August 2026. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  15. ↑ "Air Cairo to resume Luxor-Jeddah service". Aaco: Arab Air Carriers Organization - الإتحاد العربي للنقل الجوي. 24 July 2023.
  16. ↑ "Air Cairo déploie ses ailes en France | Air Journal". 17 October 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  17. ↑ "EasyJet to serve Luxor for first time in more than a decade".
  18. 1 2 3 "EASYJET LAUNCHES FLIGHTS TO LUXOR FROM LYON AND NANTES AND FOCUSES ON NILE CRUISES". air-journal.fr. 27 June 2026.
  19. ↑ "Easyjet per la winter aprirà due nuove rotte su Luxor e Strasburgo". www.malpensanews.it. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  20. ↑ "Edelweiss mit neuem Ziel in Ägypten". Fliegerweb (in German). 28 December 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  21. ↑ Ros, Miquel (23 January 2026). "EgyptAir CEO on A350s and brand-new Cairo terminal". Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  22. ↑ "EgyptAir Flight From Barcelona Lands in Luxor Airport for First Time". CairoScene. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  23. ↑ "EgyptAir operates 17 flights to Saudi Arabia". 17 June 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  24. ↑ الغني, كتب محمود عبد (25 January 2025). "مصر للطيران تختتم فعالياتها بالمعرض الدولى للسياحة بالعاصمة الإسبانية مدريد". اليوم السابع (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  25. ↑ "Egyptair inaugura il primo volo diretto Milano Malpensa-Luxor Agenzia di stampa Italpress". Italpress (in Italian). 2 July 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  26. ↑ "Jazeera restores Kuwait–India connectivity under Vande Bharat". TradeArabia. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  27. ↑ Khan, Ankita Neogi (23 March 2026). "Kuwait Airways Reintroduces Cairo Flights, Operating Four Times a Week via Dammam, Strengthening Regional Travel Networks and Tourism – Here's What You Should Know - Travel And Tour World". Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  28. ↑ Kambala, Megane (10 February 2025). "Luxembourg's top travel picks for 2025". Luxembourg Times. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
  29. ↑ "Oltre Sharm e Marsa Alam" (in Italian). 20 April 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  30. ↑ Chowdhury, Soumi (28 June 2026). "Nesma Airlines Fleet Expansion Accelerates As Flyplus Rebrand Gains Momentum With New Airbus A321 Delivery In 2026: All You Need To Know - Travel And Tour World". Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  31. ↑ Smith, Gordon (25 March 2022). "Nile Air reveals first European destination". Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  32. ↑ "Nile Air, al via il Milano Malpensa-Marsa Alam" (in Italian). 28 July 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  33. ↑ Herdem, Murat (28 September 2025). "Pegasus Havayolları, Marsa Alam ve Luksor'a uçacak". Herdem Aviation (in Turkish). Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  34. ↑ "KOLUMNA ALENA ŠĆURICA: Petroleum Air Services – zamaaero" (in Croatian). 30 July 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  35. ↑ Gürtler, Matthias (3 September 2024). "Ägypten: Neue Kairo-Verbindungen, aber kein SSH-Direktflug". touristik aktuell (in German). Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  36. ↑ Blancmont, Thierry (4 October 2022). "Transavia lance à Paris ses lignes vers Louxor et Bejaia | Air Journal". Retrieved 28 August 2026.
  37. ↑ "TUI links with Manchester for UK's only direct flights to Egyptian resort of Luxor | TheBusinessDesk.com". 20 July 2023. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  38. ↑ Davies, Phil (7 November 2024). "Tui Airways starts Luxor flights". Travel Weekly. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  39. ↑ Moraes, Ricardo (31 October 2023). "Brussels Airport : 135 destinations directes durant la saison hivernale 2023/2024 | Air Journal". Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  40. ↑ "Vueling operará la ruta Barcelona-Luxor a partir del próximo 28 de octubre". 6 June 2023. Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  41. ↑ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Airbus A300B4-203 SU-BCA Luxor Airport (LXR)". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  42. ↑ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-2J8C registration unknown Luxor Airport (LXR)". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  43. ↑ "Five dead in Ukrainian plane fire at Luxor airport – Summary". The Earth Times. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
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