Aswan International Airport

Aswan International Airport
مطار أسوان الدولي
Daraw Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Government
Serves Aswan, Egypt
Elevation AMSL 662 ft / 198 m
Coordinates 23°57′51″N 32°49′11″E / 23.96417°N 32.81972°E / 23.96417; 32.81972Coordinates: 23°57′51″N 32°49′11″E / 23.96417°N 32.81972°E / 23.96417; 32.81972
Map
ASW
Location of airport in Egypt
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 3,402 11,161 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Aswan International Airport (IATA: ASW, ICAO: HESN), also known as Daraw Airport, is an airport located 16 km southwest of Aswan, Egypt. It was built in 1956 and upgraded in 1992 and 1999 by the Egyptian government.[3]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
AlMasria Universal Airlines Seasonal: Cairo
EgyptAir Cairo
EgyptAir Express Abu Simbel, Cairo
Nile Air Cairo

Accidents and incidents

  • In October 1963, a Soviet Union military transport plane crashed at the airport, killing 14 people.[4]
  • 20 March 1969, a United Arab Airlines Il-18 crashed while attempting to land at Aswan International Airport.[5] 100 of the 105 passengers and crew on board died.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Airport information for HESN at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  2. ↑ Airport information for ASW at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ↑ "مطار أسوان" [Aswan Airport] (in Arabic). Egyptian Airports Company. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "14 Die in Crash At Aswan Airport". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. United Press International. 21 October 1963. p. 9. Retrieved 16 May 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "92 Arab pilgrims die in Aswan Airport crash". The Arizona Republic. United Press International. March 21, 1969. p. A2. Retrieved 16 May 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

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