# El Arish International Airport (AAC / HEAR)

**El Arish International Airport** (IATA: AAC, ICAO: HEAR) is a large airport in El Arish, North Sinai Governorate, Egypt. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,019 m (9,905 ft). In 2013 it handled 33 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AAC / HEAR
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: El Arish, North Sinai Governorate, Egypt
- Elevation: 36 m / 118 ft
- Coordinates: 31.0553, 33.8280
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,019 m / 9,905 ft
- Passengers: 33,010 (2013)
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Africa/Cairo
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Arish_International_Airport (22 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q201626
- Weather station: HEAR · WMO 62337
- Ident: HEAR

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16L/34R | 3,019 m / 9,905 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 157° / 337° | yes |
| 16R/34L | 3,019 m / 9,905 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 157° / 337° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2002 | 15,101 | Wikidata |
| 2003 | 14,494 | Wikidata |
| 2004 | 11,948 | Wikidata |
| 2005 | 23,615 | Wikidata |
| 2006 | 15,266 | Wikidata |
| 2007 | 3,545 | Wikidata |
| 2008 | 508 | Wikidata |
| 2009 | 9,330 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 10,979 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 5,991 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 18,592 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 33,010 | Wikidata |

## Airlines

Hubs from Wikidata.

Former hub of [Palestinian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/palestinian-airlines).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 33K (2013) | #2,255 of 3,974 | #701 in Asia | #12 in EG |
| Longest runway | 3,019 m / 9,905 ft | =1,135 of 29,858 | #325 in Asia | =19 in EG |
| Elevation | 36 m / 118 ft | =36,270 of 43,403 | =2,224 in Asia | #38 in EG |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =31 in Asia | =6 in EG |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | RADAR | 123.725 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| RDO | RDO | 579.000 |
| TWR | TWR | 121.000 |

## Nearby airports

- [EGH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hegr.md) El Jora Airport · 31 km / 19 mi
- [LLRM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llrm.md) Ramon Air Base · 86 km / 53 mi
- [RDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/he36.md) Bardawil International Airport · 96 km / 60 mi
- [VTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llnv.md) Nevatim Air Base · 114 km / 71 mi
- [LLEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llek.md) Tel Nof Air Base · 128 km / 80 mi
- [TLV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llbg.md) Ben Gurion International Airport · 146 km / 91 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [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/hear/data