# Berenice International Airport / Banas Cape Air Base (EES / HEBR)

**Berenice International Airport / Banas Cape Air Base** (IATA: EES, ICAO: HEBR) is a large airport in Berenice Troglodytica, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt. It opened on 15 Jan 2020. It has 3 runways; the longest is 3,027 m (9,930 ft).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ees

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: EES / HEBR
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Berenice Troglodytica, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
- Opened: 15 Jan 2020
- Elevation: 33 m / 108 ft
- Coordinates: 23.9804, 35.4603
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 3,027 m / 9,930 ft
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Africa/Cairo
- Wikipedia: https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A (2 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q97279714
- Ident: EES

## Timeline

- 15 Jan 2020: Berenice International Airport / Banas Cape Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13L/31R | 3,027 m / 9,930 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 132° / 312° |  |
| 13R/31L | 2,999 m / 9,840 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 132° / 312° |  |
| 15/33 | 2,905 m / 9,530 ft | 40 m / 131 ft | Asphalt | 151° / 331° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,027 m / 9,930 ft | #1,128 of 29,858 | #164 in Africa | #18 in EG |
| Elevation | 33 m / 108 ft | =36,571 of 43,403 | =2,854 in Africa | #40 in EG |
| Age | Opened 2020 | =13,925 of 15,079 | =143 in Africa | #15 in EG |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =6 in Africa | =2 in EG |

## Nearby airports

No open airport within 150 km / 93 mi.

## Sources

- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ees/data