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The 12 largest airports and airlines in Egypt

Further information is provided on the 12 biggest airports in Egypt. At Cairo International Airport alone, 45 airlines operate and serve flights to and from 81 destinations.

Out of the eight airlines of the country we have listed biggest 8. EgyptAir is leading here with a total of 90 flight destinations.

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The 12 biggest airports in Egypt

IATANameCityAirlinesDestinations
CAICairo International AirportCairo4581
HRGHurghada International AirportHurghada1726
LXRLuxor International AirportLuxor57
HBEBorg El Arab International AirportAlexandria1721
SSHSharm El Sheikh International AirportSharm el-Sheikh1218
RMFMarsa Alam International AirportMarsa Alam64
HMBSohag International AirportSohag65
ATZAssiut International AirportAssiut55
ASWAswan International AirportAswan33
ABSAbu Simbel AirportAbu Simbel11
AACEl Arish International AirportEl Arishn/an/a
ALYEl Nouzha AirportAlexandrian/an/a


Freight volume

In 2020, a total of 438.91 million ton-kilometers (= total mass transported in tons multiplied by kilometers traveled) of cargo was moved by air in Egypt.

The biggest airlines based in Egypt

The largest airline in the country with scheduled passenger traffic and in terms of fleet size is EgyptAir. In 2017, it carried 8.50 million passengers. It currently has a fleet of 70 aircrafts. The main airlines for civil passenger traffic in Egypt are:

IATANameCallsignFleet sizeDestinations
MSEgyptAirEgyptair7090
SMAir CairoAir Cairo2557
FTFlyEgyptSky Egypt910
NPNile AirNile Bird723
UJAlMasria Universal AirlinesAlmasria75
E5Air Arabia EgyptArabia Egypt626
NENesma AirlinesNesma211
DQAlexandria AirlinesAlexandria23

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