Coordinates: 31°04′24″N 033°50′09″E / 31.07333°N 33.83583°E
| El Arish International Airport مطار العريش الدولي |
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|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: AAC – ICAO: HEAR | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Government | ||
| Serves | El Arish, Egypt | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 121 ft / 37 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 16/34 | 3,019 | 9,905 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2006) | |||
| Passengers | 15,166 | ||
| Source: DAFIF[1][2] | |||
El Arish International Airport (Arabic: مطار العريش الدولي) (IATA: AAC, ICAO: HEAR) is an airport near El Arish, Egypt.
Operations
The airport is home to Palestinian Airlines however the airline has not been operational since 2000. It is the closest airport to the Gaza Strip. The airline relocated to this airport after Yasser Arafat International Airport was rendered non-operational when the runway was destroyed by Israeli forces.
In 2008 the airport served 508 passengers (-85.7% vs. 2007).
See also
References
- ^ Airport information for HEAR at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.. Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Airport information for AAC at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
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