Marsa Alam International Airport

The Marsa Alam International Airport was set up primarily in response to the huge rise in tourism in Marsa Alam. The place is fast becoming a popular tourist destination and the setting up of an airport has been a great boost in this sector. It has opened up the area of the south of the Red Sea and people are flocking to this lovely place.

The Marsa Alam International Airport is owned privately. It is operated and owned by the EMAK Marsa Alam for Management & Operation Airports SAE. This particular group is a subsidiary of the M.A. Al-Kharafi Group of Kuwait. The Aeroports de Paris manages the Marsa Alam International Airport. It is because of the services of this body that the airport has come of international standard and in turn increased the popularity of the destination as well.

The Marsa Alam International Airport now is receiving a huge number of lights now. There are innumerable international flights from across the globe that flies to this airport. There are about eleven Italian and two flights that come from Germany every week. This shows how much the airport has been of help.

The Marsa Alam International Airport can now accommodate about 600 persons per hour. With a few up gradations that are in the process the airport will be able to increase the accommodation to 2500 persons per hour.

Location of the Marsa Alam International Airport

The Marsa Alam International Airport is just about five minutes drive from the center of the Port of Ghalib. It is about an hours distance from Cairo, four hours from Europe and two and a half hour's journey from Europe.