# Alexandria International Airport (HBE / HEAX) **Alexandria International Airport** (IATA: HBE, ICAO: HEAX) is a large airport in Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt. It opened in Feb 2010. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,400 m (11,156 ft). It is operated by Egyptian Airports Company. In 2018 it handled 2.3 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/heba ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: HBE / HEAX - Type: Large airport - Operator: Egyptian Airports Company - Serves: Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt - Opened: Feb 2010 (Wikipedia) - Elevation: 52 m / 171 ft - Coordinates: 30.9325, 29.6964 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 3,400 m / 11,156 ft - Passengers: 2,329,157 (2018) - Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Africa/Cairo - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria_International_Airport_(Egypt) (28 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1194015 - Weather station: HEAX - Ident: HEBA ## Timeline - Feb 2010: Alexandria International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 14L/32R | 3,400 m / 11,156 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 143° / 323° | yes | | 14R/32L | 3,400 m / 11,155 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 143° / 323° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2007 | 236,135 | Wikidata | | 2008 | 189,064 | Wikidata | | 2009 | 371,605 | Wikidata | | 2010 | 712,073 | Wikidata | | 2011 | 1,003,758 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 1,974,678 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 2,260,540 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 2,506,766 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 2,796,911 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 2,642,059 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 2,207,723 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 2,329,157 | Wikidata | ## Routes 23 destinations in 11 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (19) - [CAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heca.md) Cairo International Airport · Egypt · 187 km / 116 mi · EgyptAir - [AMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ojai.md) Queen Alia International Airport · Jordan · 604 km / 375 mi · Air Cairo - [ADJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ojam.md) Marka International (Amman Civil) Airport · Jordan · 608 km / 378 mi · Air Arabia - [BEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hllb.md) Benina International Airport · Libya · 903 km / 561 mi · Libyan Airlines, EgyptAir - [ATH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgav.md) Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · Greece · 940 km / 584 mi · Air Cairo, Aegean Airlines - [SAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfj.md) Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Türkiye · 1,109 km / 689 mi · Pegasus Airlines - [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 1,153 km / 716 mi · Turkish Airlines - [MED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oema.md) Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,213 km / 754 mi · EgyptAir, Saudia - [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,394 km / 866 mi · Air Cairo, flyadeal, EgyptAir, Air Arabia, Saudia - [TIF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oetf.md) Taif International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,506 km / 936 mi · Air Arabia - [MJI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hllm.md) Mitiga International Airport · Libya · 1,562 km / 971 mi · Libyan Airlines - [KWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/okkk.md) Kuwait International Airport · Kuwait · 1,767 km / 1,098 mi · Jazeera Airways, Air Cairo, EgyptAir, Kuwait Airways - [RUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oerk.md) King Khalid International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,795 km / 1,115 mi · EgyptAir, Air Arabia, Saudia - [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 1,969 km / 1,223 mi · Wizz Air - [DMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oedf.md) King Fahd International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 2,019 km / 1,255 mi · EgyptAir, Air Arabia - [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 2,235 km / 1,389 mi · Qatar Airways - [AUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omaa.md) Zayed International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,554 km / 1,587 mi · Air Arabia - [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,590 km / 1,609 mi · flydubai, EgyptAir - [SHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omsj.md) Sharjah International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,601 km / 1,616 mi · Air Arabia ### Seasonal (5) - [SSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesh.md) Sharm El Sheikh International Airport · Egypt · 561 km / 349 mi · Air Cairo, EgyptAir - [HRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hegn.md) Hurghada International Airport · Egypt · 577 km / 359 mi · EgyptAir - [BGY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lime.md) Il Caravaggio International Airport · Italy · 2,381 km / 1,479 mi · Air Arabia - [SHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omsj.md) Sharjah International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,601 km / 1,616 mi · Air Cairo - [CMN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmn.md) Mohammed V International Airport · Morocco · 3,502 km / 2,176 mi · Air Cairo ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from HBE, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (1) - E5 [Air Arabia Egypt](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-arabia-egypt) ### Passenger (14) - MS [EgyptAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/egyptair) · 10 - G9 [Air Arabia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-arabia) · 8 - SM [Air Cairo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-cairo) · 7 - SV [Saudia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/saudia) · 3 - LN [Libyan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/libyan-airlines) · 2 - A3 [Aegean Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aegean-airlines) · 1 - F3 [flyadeal](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flyadeal) · 1 - FZ [flydubai](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flydubai) · 1 - J9 [Jazeera Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jazeera-airways) · 1 - KU [Kuwait Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kuwait-airways) · 1 - PC [Pegasus Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pegasus-airlines) · 1 - QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 1 - TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1 - W6 [Wizz Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wizz-air) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 2.3M (2018) | #532 of 3,974 | #25 in Africa | #5 in EG | | Longest runway | 3,400 m / 11,156 ft | =583 of 29,858 | #86 in Africa | #14 in EG | | Elevation | 52 m / 171 ft | =34,687 of 43,403 | =2,799 in Africa | #35 in EG | | Age | Opened 2010 | =12,735 of 15,079 | =124 in Africa | =11 in EG | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =24 in Africa | =6 in EG | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | ALEX RADAR | 122.300 | | APP | APP | 122.800 | | TWR | TWR | 119.100 | ## Nearby airports - [HEGS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hegs.md) Jiyanklis Air Base · 49 km / 30 mi - [HE28](https://dromopedia.com/airports/he28.md) Gebel El Basur Air Base · 93 km / 58 mi - [DBB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heal.md) El Alamein International Airport · 118 km / 73 mi - [HE16](https://dromopedia.com/airports/he16.md) Birma Air Base · 119 km / 74 mi - [HE42](https://dromopedia.com/airports/he42.md) Quesna Airport · 142 km / 89 mi - [SPX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesx.md) Sphinx International Airport · 147 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) - [Wikipedia: “Alexandria International Airport (Egypt)”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alexandria_International_Airport_(Egypt)&oldid=1375843637), revision of 20 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [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/heba/data