Sphinx International Airport

Not to be confused with Cairo West Air Base.
Not to be confused with Jizan Regional Airport.
Sphinx International Airport

مطار سفنكس الدولي
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesGreater Cairo, Egypt
Elevation AMSL553 ft / 169 m
Coordinates30°06′35″N 30°53′40″E / 30.10972°N 30.89444°E / 30.10972; 30.89444
Map
SPX is located in Egypt
SPX
SPX
Sphinx International Airport
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16R/34L 3,650 11,975 Asphalt
Source: Google Maps[1] SkyVector[2]

Sphinx International Airport (IATA: SPX, ICAO: HESX) is a public airport, serving the city of Giza, on the western side of Cairo, Egypt.

History

In October 2017, it was announced that the airport will be open to commercial flights in summer 2018 and is set to start experimental operations in October 2018.[3][4][5]

In January 2019 EgyptAir Express launched test flights to Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh, Luxor and Aswan.[6]

On 1 January 2020, the airport received its first international flight from Jordan, operated by Fly Jordan.[7] On 2 November 2022, scheduled flights from Sharm El Sheikh to Sphinx airport started. The airport is operational but still undergoing final fit.

Facilities

The airport is adjacent to and shares some infrastructure with the Cairo West Air Base. It is located on the Cairo-Alexandria desert road.[8] The main runway (16R/34L) is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the Cairo West runway complex. The aircraft parking ramp and terminal facilities are on the west side of the runway.[1] The Cairo West TACAN (Ident: BLA) is located on the field. The Cairo VOR-DME (Ident: CVO) is located 25.6 nautical miles (47 km) east of the airport.[9][10]

In December 2020, it was reported the airport was being expanded to increase the total area from 4,500 to 23,000 square meters (48,000 to 248,000 square feet), helping to provide a capacity of 900 passengers per hour instead of 300. This is to accommodate an increase in passenger traffic expected as a result of the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum. The airport building is expected to include a travel hall with an area of 6,500 square meters (70,000 square feet), an arrival hall of 7,000 square meters, a food and beverage area of 1,000 square meters, duty-free shops, passport offices, an X-ray area and 28 check-in counters. This is in addition to a banking and quarantine area, a baggage claim area, eight passport counters, eight escalators, and a cooling plant with a capacity of 1,440 tons of refrigeration.[11]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Giza Sphinx Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Air Arabia Sharjah[12]
Air Cairo Amman–Queen Alia, Hurghada,[13] Jeddah, Medina, Sharm El Sheikh[14]
AJet Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen
Condor Seasonal: Frankfurt[15]
easyJet Berlin,[16] Geneva,[17] London–Luton,[18] Milan–Malpensa[19]
Edelweiss Air Zurich[20]
flydubai Dubai–International[21]
Flynas Jeddah, Medina,[22] Riyadh[23]
Jazeera Airways Kuwait City
Norwegian Air Shuttle Seasonal: Copenhagen[24]
Pegasus Airlines Istanbul–Sabiha Gokcen[25]
Seasonal: Antalya[26]
SalamAir Muscat[27]
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, Budapest,[28] Larnaca,[29] London–Luton,[30] Milan–Malpensa, Rome–Fiumicino

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Google Maps – Giza Sphinx Airport
  2. ^ "Sphinx International Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Inaugural flights land at Sphinx International Airport in Giza next summer". Egypt Independent. 2017-10-29. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  4. ^ "Sphinx International Airport to begin 'experimental operation' in January". Egypt Independent. 2017-12-21. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  5. ^ "Cairo Sphinx, Egypt to open for tests in 1Q18". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  6. ^ "Sphinx International Airport to operate its first internal flight". Egypt Today. 2019-01-26. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  7. ^ "Egypt's Sphinx Airport receives first international flight". egyptindependent.com. 2020-01-01.
  8. ^ "Egypt's Aviation Ministry finalizes preparations to inaugurate Sphinx Airport". Egypt Independent. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Cairo VOR (CVO)". Our Airports. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Cairo West TACAN (BLA)". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  11. ^ "Saudi, Kuwaiti investments boost Cairo, Sphinx airports". al-monitor.com. 2020-12-24.
  12. ^ "Air Arabia launches non-stop flights between Sharjah and Egypt's Sphinx International Airport". aaco.org. 27 October 2023.
  13. ^ "AIR CAIRO NW24 GIZA SPHINX DOMESTIC NETWORK ADDITIONS". aeroroutes.com. 3 July 2024.
  14. ^ "AIR CAIRO NW24 GIZA SPHINX DOMESTIC NETWORK ADDITIONS". aeroroutes.com. 3 July 2024.
  15. ^ "CONDOR MOVES FRANKFURT – GIZA SPHINX SERVICE TO SUMMER SEASONAL IN 2023/24". AeroRoutes. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  16. ^ "EasyJet's new winter destinations from BER".
  17. ^ "Weiterer Ausbau von Easyjet ab Basel und Genf". 27 June 2024.
  18. ^ "Home".
  19. ^ "easyJet fa 70 (rotte) a Malpensa: si vola anche a Cairo West e Kittilä in Finlandia" [Easyjet has now 70 routes from Malpensa: added West Cairo and Kittila]. malpensa24.it (in Italian). 22 August 2024.
  20. ^ "Edelweiss Air NW24 MENA Network Expansion".
  21. ^ "Flydubai launches daily service to Cairo".
  22. ^ "FLYNAS ADDS MADINAH – GIZA SPHINX SERVICE FROM DEC 2024". aeroroutes.com. 25 November 2024.
  23. ^ "Flynas operates weekly direct flights to Sphinx International Airport in Egypt from Riyadh and Jeddah". Zawya (Press release). 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  24. ^ "NORWEGIAN NW24 NETWORK EXPANSION SUMMARY – 23MAY24". 24 May 2024.
  25. ^ "Uçak Bileti Ara, Ucuz Uçak Bileti Fiyatları | Pegasus".
  26. ^ "Pegasus NW24 Network Additions – 11SEP24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  27. ^ "SALAMAIR ADDS GIZA SPHINX SERVICE FROM MID-JUNE 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  28. ^ "Kairóba indít járatokat Budapestről a Wizz Air". 15 June 2023.
  29. ^ "Wizz air now flies from Larnaca to Cairo".
  30. ^ "Luton airport gains Wizz Air Cairo service".


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