# Suhaj International Airport (HMB / HESG)

**Suhaj International Airport** (IATA: HMB, ICAO: HESG) is a large airport in Suhaj, Sohag Governorate, Egypt. It opened in 2010. It has one runway, 3,000 m (9,843 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Egyptian Airports Company. In 2018 it handled 572 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: HMB / HESG
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Egyptian Airports Company
- Serves: Suhaj, Sohag Governorate, Egypt
- Opened: 2010
- Elevation: 98 m / 322 ft
- Coordinates: 26.3425, 31.7430
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,843 ft
- Passengers: 571,622 (2018)
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Africa/Cairo
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sohag_International_Airport (17 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4115512
- Weather station: HESG · WMO 62398
- Ident: HESG

## Timeline

- 2010: Suhaj International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15/33 | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt |  |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | 17,829 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 221,646 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 310,714 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 322,289 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 568,651 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 715,605 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 560,278 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 507,481 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 571,622 | Wikidata |

## Routes

14 destinations in 6 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (14)

- [CAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heca.md) Cairo International Airport · Egypt · 420 km / 261 mi · Air Cairo, EgyptAir
- [TUU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oetb.md) Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 532 km / 331 mi · Air Cairo
- [AMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ojai.md) Queen Alia International Airport · Jordan · 727 km / 452 mi · Air Cairo
- [MED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oema.md) Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport · Saudi Arabia · 824 km / 512 mi · Air Cairo
- [AJF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oesk.md) Al-Jawf International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 905 km / 562 mi · Air Cairo
- [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 914 km / 568 mi · Air Cairo, Flynas, flyadeal
- [ELQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oegs.md) Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,199 km / 745 mi · Air Cairo
- [AHB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oeab.md) Abha International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,438 km / 894 mi · Air Cairo
- [RUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oerk.md) King Khalid International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,506 km / 936 mi · Air Cairo, Flynas
- [GIZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oegn.md) Jizan Regional Airport / King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,534 km / 953 mi · Air Cairo
- [KWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/okkk.md) Kuwait International Airport · Kuwait · 1,627 km / 1,011 mi · Air Cairo, Kuwait Airways
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 1,990 km / 1,237 mi · Air Cairo
- [AUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omaa.md) Zayed International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,308 km / 1,434 mi · Air Arabia
- [SHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omsj.md) Sharjah International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,379 km / 1,478 mi · Air Arabia

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from HMB, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (6)

- SM [Air Cairo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-cairo) · 12
- G9 [Air Arabia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-arabia) · 2
- XY [Flynas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flynas) · 2
- MS [EgyptAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/egyptair) · 1
- F3 [flyadeal](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flyadeal) · 1
- KU [Kuwait Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kuwait-airways) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 572K (2018) | #1,057 of 3,974 | #69 in Africa | #7 in EG |
| Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | =1,196 of 29,858 | =185 in Africa | =27 in EG |
| Elevation | 98 m / 322 ft | =30,806 of 43,403 | =2,677 in Africa | =24 in EG |
| Age | Opened 2010 | =12,735 of 15,079 | =124 in Africa | =11 in EG |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =28 in EG |

## Nearby airports

- [ATZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heat.md) Asyut International Airport · 107 km / 66 mi
- [LXR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/helx.md) Luxor International Airport · 122 km / 76 mi
- [HE26](https://dromopedia.com/airports/he26.md) Abu Shahat Valley Air Base · 140 km / 87 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: “Sohag International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sohag_International_Airport&oldid=1363115943), revision of 8 Jul 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/hesg/data