Aswan International Airport

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

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

AirlinesDestinations
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



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