Luxor International Airport

Luxor International Airport
IATA: LXRICAO: HELX
LXR
Location of airport in Egypt
Summary
Airport type Public, Military
Operator Egyptian Airport Company
Serves Luxor, Egypt
Elevation AMSL 294 ft / 90 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 3,000 9,842 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Passengers 1,872,070
Sources: Airport web site[1] and DAFIF[2][3]

Luxor International Airport (IATA: LXRICAO: HELX) is the main airport serving the city of Luxor, Egypt. It is located four miles (6km) east of the city.

Many charter airlines use the airport, as it is a popular tourist destination for those visiting the River Nile and the Valley of the Kings.

In 2009, the airport served 1,872,070 passengers (-13.7% vs. 2008). In 2010, the airport served 1.970.813 passengers . In 2005 the airport was upgraded to accommodate up to 8 million passengers a year. Facilities for passengers include 48 check-in desks, 8 gates, 5 baggage claim belts, a post office, a bank, a Bureau de change, an auto exchange machine (CIB), restaurants, cafeterias, a VIP Lounge, a duty free shop, a newsagent/tobacconist, a chemist shop, a gift shop, a travel agent, a tourist help desk, car rental, first aid, a baby/parent Room, disabled access/facilities and a business centre.

Facilities for cargo include refrigerated storage, animal quarantine, livestock handling, health officials, X-Ray equipment, and fumigation equipment.

The cargo terminal handling agent for the airport is EgyptAir Cargo.

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Airlines and destinations

Luxor is served by the following scheduled airlines:

Airlines Destinations
Air Arabia Sharjah
Air Berlin Berlin-Tegel, Düsseldorf, Hanover, Leipzig/Halle
Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn, Erfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Nuremberg
Air Méditerranée Lyon, Paris-Charles de Gaulle
Arkefly Amsterdam
Bahrain Air Bahrain
Belair Zürich
Seasonal: Basel/Mulhouse
EasyJet London-Gatwick
Edelweiss Air Zurich
EgyptAir Abu Simbel, Aswan, Cairo, Kuwait, London-Heathrow
EgyptAir operated by EgyptAir Express Abu Simbel, Aswan, Cairo, Marsa Alam, Sharm el-Sheikh
Flydubai Dubai
Jazeera Airways Kuwait
Jetairfly Brussels
Luxair Luxembourg
Monarch London-Gatwick, Manchester
Niki Seasonal: Salzburg, Vienna
Qatar Airways Doha
Thomas Cook Airlines London-Gatwick, Manchester
Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium Brussels
Thomson Airways Birmingham, London-Gatwick, Manchester
Transavia.com Amsterdam
Transavia.com France Paris-Orly
TUIfly Seasonal: Berlin-Tegel, Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart
Wind Jet Catania

Additionally, several airlines operate seasonal charter flights into the airport, including AlMasria Universal Airlines, AMC Airlines (which are based there), and Neos.

Accidents and incidents

On 20 February 2009, an Antonov An-12 of Aerolift crashed after an engine caught fire on take-off. All five crew were killed.[4]

References

  1. ^ Luxor Airport, official web site
  2. ^ Airport information for HELX at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  3. ^ Airport information for LXR at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
  4. ^ "Five dead in Ukrainian plane fire at Luxor airport - Summary". The Earth Times. http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/256672,five-dead-in-ukrainian-plane-fire-at-luxor-airport--summary.html. Retrieved 20 February 2009. 

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