AirportsAbu Simbel Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Abu Simbel, in Aswan Governorate, Egypt. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ABS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ABS
- ICAO code
- HEBL
- City
- Abu Simbel
- State or region
- Aswan Governorate
- Country
- Egypt
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 22.3759° N, 31.6117° E
- Elevation
- 187 m (614 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ABS means Abu Simbel Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HEBL. 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 22.3759° N, 31.6117° E. It stands 187 metres (614 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Wadi Halfa, about 69 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Khartoum, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Abu Simbel Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 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 13.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 3,000 m 9,843 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aswan International AirportAswan | ASW | 215 km |
| Dongola AirportDongola, Sudan | DOG | 379 km |
| Luxor International AirportLuxor | LXR | 383 km |
| Suhaj International AirportSuhaj | HMB | 441 km |
| Marsa Alam International AirportMarsa Alam | RMF | 465 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,591 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,293 km | 5 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,435 km | 3 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,247 km | 5 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,614 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,995 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,141 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,093 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,037 km | 17 h 25 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.
Links
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