Taba International Airport
29°35′16″N 034°46′41″E / 29.58778°N 34.77806°E
Taba International Airport مطار طابا الدولي | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Taba, Egypt | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,415 ft / 736 m | ||||||||||||||
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Taba International Airport (Arabic: مطار طابا الدولي) (IATA: TCP, ICAO: HETB) is an international airport located near Taba, Egypt.
In 2009, the airport served 340,225 passengers (-24.8% vs. 2009).
The airport was constructed by Israel during its occupation of the Sinai following the Six Day War. Known as the Etzion Air Force Base, it was restored to Egyptian control in 1982.
The original runway now known as 04R has been closed for a number of years and the runway in use 04L has 25% of its length closed for unspecified work.This has a considerable effect on the take-off performance of the airliners that use the airport and may mean that on hot days their ability to lift a full load of passengers plus fuel for a flight to Western Europe can be very limited
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| EgyptAir Express | Cairo |
| Jat Airways | Belgrade [seasonal] |
| Jetairfly | Brussels |
| Monarch Airlines | London-Gatwick |
| TAROM | Bucharest-Otopeni [seasonal] |
| Thomas Cook Airlines (Belgium) | Brussels |
| Thomson Airways | Birmingham [begins 16 February], London-Gatwick, Manchester |
| Travel Service (Czech Republic) | Prague [seasonal] |
| Star1 Airlines | Vilnius |
References
- ^ Template:WAD
- ^ Airport information for TCP at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
External links
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