Aswan International Airport

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Aswan International Airport

مطار أسوان الدولي

Daraw Airport
Aswan International Airport, Aswan, AG, EGY (48025277278).jpg
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment
ServesAswan, Egypt
Elevation AMSL662 ft / 198 m
Coordinates23°57′51″N 32°49′11″E / 23.96417°N 32.81972°E / 23.96417; 32.81972Coordinates: 23°57′51″N 32°49′11″E / 23.96417°N 32.81972°E / 23.96417; 32.81972
Map
ASW is located in Egypt
ASW
ASW
Location of airport in Egypt
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 3,402 11,161 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

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[]

AirlinesDestinations
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[]

  1. ^ "Airport information for HESN". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  2. ^ Airport information for ASW at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ^ "مطار أسوان" [Aswan Airport] (in Arabic). Egyptian Airports Company. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  4. ^ https://www.airarabia.com/en/e5-tactical-caitoasw-15sep21
  5. ^ "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. open access
  6. ^ "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. open access

External links[]

Media related to Aswan International Airport at Wikimedia Commons


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