Aswan International Airport
Aswan International Airport مطار أسوان الدولي Daraw Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Government | ||||||||||
Serves | Aswan, Egypt | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 662 ft / 198 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 23°57′51″N 32°49′11″E / 23.96417°N 32.81972°ECoordinates: 23°57′51″N 32°49′11″E / 23.96417°N 32.81972°E | ||||||||||
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ASW Location of airport in Egypt | |||||||||||
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Aswan International Airport (IATA: ASW, ICAO: HESN), also known as Daraw Airport, 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[]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Air Cairo | Seasonal: Cairo |
Air Arabia | Cairo[4] |
AlMasria Universal Airlines | Seasonal: Cairo |
EgyptAir | Abu Simbel, Cairo |
FlyEgypt | Cairo |
Nile Air | Cairo |
Accidents and incidents[]
- In October 1963, a Soviet Union military transport plane crashed at the airport, killing 14 people.[5]
- 20 March 1969, a United Arab Airlines Il-18 crashed while attempting to land at Aswan International Airport.[6] 100 of the 105 passengers and crew on board died.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Airport information for HESN". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF. - ^ Airport information for ASW at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ "مطار أسوان" [Aswan Airport] (in Arabic). Egyptian Airports Company. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ https://www.airarabia.com/en/e5-tactical-caitoasw-15sep21
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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[]
Media related to Aswan International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Aswan
- Airports in Egypt
- North African airport stubs
- Egypt transport stubs