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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Source: DAFIF |
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.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Air Arabia | Cairo |
Air Cairo | Cairo (begins 5 September 2022) |
EgyptAir | Abu Simbel, Cairo |
Nile Air | Cairo |
Accidents and incidents
- In October 1963, a Soviet Union military transport plane crashed at the airport, killing 14 people.
- 20 March 1969, a United Arab Airlines Il-18 crashed while attempting to land at Aswan International Airport. 100 of the 105 passengers and crew on board died.
See also