AirportsEl Arish International Airport is a large airport serving El Arish, in North Sinai Governorate, Egypt. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AAC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AAC
- ICAO code
- HEAR
- City
- El Arish
- State or region
- North Sinai Governorate
- Country
- Egypt
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 31.0553° N, 33.8280° E
- Elevation
- 36 m (118 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,019 m (9,905 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AAC means El Arish International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HEAR. ICAO codes that begin with H belong to east and north-east Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 31.0553° N, 33.8280° E. It stands 36 metres (118 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Gaza, about 78 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Cairo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
El Arish International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,019 metres (9,905 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 17 airports of Egypt on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 11.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16L/34R | 3,019 m 9,905 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 16R/34L | 3,019 m 9,905 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Gurion International AirportTel Aviv, Israel | TLV | 146 km |
| Port Said International AirportPort Said | PSD | 153 km |
| Taba International AirportTaba | TCP | 186 km |
| Ramon International AirportEilat, Israel | ETM | 186 km |
| King Hussein International AirportAqaba, Jordan | AQJ | 197 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,158 km | 5 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,126 km | 5 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,204 km | 3 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,601 km | 4 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,117 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,223 km | 15 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,048 km | 10 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,316 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,224 km | 17 h 40 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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