# Sphinx International Airport (SPX / HESX)

**Sphinx International Airport** (IATA: SPX, ICAO: HESX) is a large airport in Al Jiza, Giza Governorate, Egypt. It has one runway, 3,650 m (11,975 ft) long, paved. It is operated by Egyptian Airports Company.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SPX / HESX
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Egyptian Airports Company
- Serves: Al Jiza, Giza Governorate, Egypt
- Elevation: 155 m / 510 ft
- Coordinates: 30.1082, 30.8957
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,650 m / 11,975 ft
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Africa/Cairo
- Website: https://airportsphinx.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphinx_International_Airport (18 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28716932
- Weather station: HESX
- Ident: HESX

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16R/34L | 3,650 m / 11,975 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Paved | 165° / 345° | yes |

## Routes

19 destinations in 10 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (11)

- [MED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oema.md) Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,066 km / 662 mi · Flynas
- [KWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/okkk.md) Kuwait International Airport · Kuwait · 1,651 km / 1,026 mi · Kuwait Airways
- [RUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oerk.md) King Khalid International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,658 km / 1,030 mi · Flynas
- [AHB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oeab.md) Abha International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,776 km / 1,104 mi · Flynas
- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 2,115 km / 1,314 mi · Wizz Air
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,465 km / 1,532 mi · flydubai
- [SHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omsj.md) Sharjah International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,476 km / 1,539 mi · Air Arabia
- [MXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limc.md) Milan Malpensa International Airport · Italy · 2,585 km / 1,606 mi · easyJet
- [MCT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ooms.md) Muscat International Airport · Oman · 2,804 km / 1,742 mi · SalamAir
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 3,179 km / 1,975 mi · easyJet
- [LTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggw.md) London Luton Airport · United Kingdom · 3,521 km / 2,188 mi · Wizz Air

### Seasonal (10)

- [NAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirn.md) Naples International Airport · Italy · 1,917 km / 1,191 mi · easyJet
- [BUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lhbp.md) Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · Hungary · 2,169 km / 1,348 mi · Wizz Air
- [AUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omaa.md) Zayed International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,426 km / 1,507 mi · Air Arabia
- [NCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmn.md) Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport · France · 2,574 km / 1,599 mi · easyJet
- [MXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limc.md) Milan Malpensa International Airport · Italy · 2,585 km / 1,606 mi · Wizz Air
- [ZRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszh.md) Zürich Airport · Switzerland · 2,715 km / 1,687 mi · Edelweiss Air
- [GVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgg.md) Geneva International Airport · Switzerland · 2,792 km / 1,735 mi · easyJet
- [BER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddb.md) Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Germany · 2,854 km / 1,773 mi · easyJet
- [LTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggw.md) London Luton Airport · United Kingdom · 3,521 km / 2,188 mi · easyJet
- [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · United Kingdom · 3,716 km / 2,309 mi · easyJet

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (8)

- U2 [easyJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/easyjet) · 8
- W6 [Wizz Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wizz-air) · 4
- XY [Flynas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flynas) · 3
- G9 [Air Arabia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-arabia) · 2
- WK [Edelweiss Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/edelweiss-air) · 1 · seasonal
- FZ [flydubai](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flydubai) · 1
- KU [Kuwait Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kuwait-airways) · 1
- OV [SalamAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/salamair) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,650 m / 11,975 ft | =356 of 29,858 | =38 in Africa | #5 in EG |
| Elevation | 155 m / 510 ft | =26,874 of 43,403 | #2,580 in Africa | #20 in EG |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =28 in EG |

## Nearby airports

- [HECW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hecw.md) Cairo West Air Base · 2.1 km / 1.3 mi
- [HEAZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heaz.md) Almaza Air Force Base · 45 km / 28 mi
- [CAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heca.md) Cairo International Airport · 48 km / 30 mi
- [HE42](https://dromopedia.com/airports/he42.md) Quesna Airport · 57 km / 35 mi
- [HE28](https://dromopedia.com/airports/he28.md) Gebel El Basur Air Base · 58 km / 36 mi
- [HE37](https://dromopedia.com/airports/he37.md) Bilbeis Air Base · 75 km / 47 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: “Sphinx International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sphinx_International_Airport&oldid=1376048315), revision of 21 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/hesx/data