AirportsHurghada International Airport is a large airport serving Hurghada, in Red Sea Governorate, Egypt. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is HRG.
Key facts
- IATA code
- HRG
- ICAO code
- HEGN
- City
- Hurghada
- State or region
- Red Sea Governorate
- Country
- Egypt
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 27.1768° N, 33.7967° E
- Elevation
- 10 m (32 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 4,015 m (13,171 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, HRG means Hurghada International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HEGN. 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 27.1768° N, 33.7967° E. It stands 10 metres (32 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
Hurghada International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 4,015 metres (13,171 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 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16L/34R | 4,015 m 13,171 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 16R/34L | 4,014 m 13,168 ft | 60 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sharm El Sheikh International AirportSharm El Sheikh | SSH | 107 km |
| Neom Bay AirportSharma, Saudi Arabia | NUM | 169 km |
| Marsa Alam International AirportMarsa Alam | RMF | 197 km |
| Luxor International AirportLuxor | LXR | 200 km |
| Suhaj International AirportSuhaj | HMB | 224 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,236 km | 5 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,078 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,160 km | 3 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,934 km | 5 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,410 km | 11 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,614 km | 15 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,986 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,586 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,063 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.
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