AirportsSphinx International Airport is a large airport serving Al Jiza, in Giza Governorate, Egypt. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SPX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SPX
- ICAO code
- HESX
- City
- Al Jiza
- State or region
- Giza Governorate
- Country
- Egypt
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 30.1082° N, 30.8957° E
- Elevation
- 155 m (510 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,650 m (11,975 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SPX means Sphinx International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HESX. 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 30.1082° N, 30.8957° E. It stands 155 metres (510 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
Sphinx International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,650 metres (11,975 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 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16R/34L | 3,650 m 11,975 ft | 60 m | Concrete and asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cairo International AirportCairo | CAI | 48 km |
| Capital International AirportNew Cairo | CCE | 91 km |
| Alexandria International AirportAlexandria | HBE | 147 km |
| Port Said International AirportPort Said | PSD | 183 km |
| El Alamein International AirportEl Alamein | DBB | 250 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,451 km | 5 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,390 km | 5 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,465 km | 3 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,503 km | 4 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,981 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,198 km | 15 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,310 km | 10 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,601 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,449 km | 17 h 55 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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