AirportsAsyut International Airport is a large airport serving Asyut, in Asyut Governorate, Egypt. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ATZ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ATZ
- ICAO code
- HEAT
- City
- Asyut
- State or region
- Asyut Governorate
- Country
- Egypt
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 27.0460° N, 31.0128° E
- Elevation
- 228 m (748 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,019 m (9,905 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ATZ means Asyut International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HEAT. 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 27.0460° N, 31.0128° E. It stands 228 metres (748 feet) above sea level.
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
Asyut International Airport has 1 runway 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 12.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Suhaj International AirportSuhaj | HMB | 107 km |
| Luxor International AirportLuxor | LXR | 228 km |
| Hurghada International AirportHurghada | HRG | 276 km |
| Sphinx International AirportAl Jiza | SPX | 341 km |
| Cairo International AirportCairo | CAI | 343 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,508 km | 5 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,352 km | 5 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,436 km | 3 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,782 km | 5 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,218 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,506 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,257 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,809 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,310 km | 17 h 45 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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