AirportsAlexandria International Airport is a large airport serving Alexandria, in Alexandria Governorate, Egypt. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is HBE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- HBE
- ICAO code
- HEAX
- City
- Alexandria
- State or region
- Alexandria Governorate
- Country
- Egypt
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 30.9325° N, 29.6964° E
- Elevation
- 52 m (171 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,400 m (11,156 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, HBE means Alexandria International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HEAX. 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 30.9325° N, 29.6964° E. It stands 52 metres (171 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
Alexandria International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,400 metres (11,156 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 17 airports of Egypt on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 9.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14L/32R | 3,400 m 11,156 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 14R/32L | 3,400 m 11,155 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 |
|---|---|---|
| El Alamein International AirportEl Alamein | DBB | 118 km |
| Sphinx International AirportAl Jiza | SPX | 147 km |
| Cairo International AirportCairo | CAI | 187 km |
| Capital International AirportNew Cairo | CCE | 227 km |
| Mersa Matruh International AirportMarsa Matruh | MUH | 239 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,549 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,514 km | 5 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,590 km | 3 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,360 km | 4 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,834 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,064 km | 15 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,436 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,631 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,588 km | 18 h 05 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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