Luxor International Airport

Luxor International Airport

The Luxor International Airport is the main airport serving the city of Luxor in Egypt. All the flights flying to and from Luxor International Airport are maintained on a best effort basis. As estimated the Luxor International Airport serves a total of 2,123,898 passengers in 2004. It was almost a hike of 30% in comparison to 2003.

Often due to some emergencies or due to some inconveniences schedules of flights are changed. But during such emergencies the airport authorities takes all the responsibilities to inform the passengers.
The airport in Luxor has a number of flights to Sharjah, Frankfurt, Vienna, Zurich, Aswan, Cairo, Kuwait, London, Baku, Istanbul, Rome, Newcastle and many other places. The Luxor International Airport is the closest airport form the Valley of the Kings the airport that has been renovated in the recent years has a capacity to hold 8 million passengers annually. There are two terminals that serving the international and the local flights

Location
The airport of Luxor that is known as the Luxor International Airport is located within a few minutes drive from the city centre is near the 02 highway.

Coordinates
The Luxor International Airport coordinates 25 degrees 40 minutes and 15 seconds North and 32 degrees 42 minutes and 23 seconds East.

Operator
The Zawya is the operator of the Luxor International Airport.

Usage
The Luxor International Airport is civil airport. As such it is an airport that has a joint usage both civil and military. Besides catering to needs of the military, it is open to the public usage on all days.

Runway
The airport in Luxor has a paved runway that is of 9800 feet which is similar to 3,000 meters. The paved runway is made of asphalt.

Customs
The Luxor International Airport has its customs services that are operational during the service hours.

Some Interesting Facts
  -   IATA Code (International Air Transport Association) - LXR
This is three letter code or identifier that is available if the concerned airport has it.
  -   ICAQ- HELX
  -   Elevation ASML - 249 feet which is equal to 90 meters.

Facilities
Any passengers in the Luxor International Airport are entitled to receive a number of facilities like the financial services, first aid services, baby changing rooms, business rooms, tourist information desks and others.

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