Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport

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Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport
مطار شرم الشيخ الدولي


Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport, Tiran Strait and Tiran Island are in the background (2004 photo)
IATA: SSH – ICAO: HESH
Summary
Airport type Public (former Military)
Serves Sharm el-Sheikh
Elevation AMSL 150 ft / 46 m
Coordinates 27°58′38″N, 34°23′42″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04L/22R 10,108 3,081 Asphalt
04R/22L 10,108 3,081 Asphalt

Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport (Arabic: مطار شرم الشيخ الدولي), formerly Ophira International Airport, (IATA: SSH, ICAO: HESH) is an international airport located in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Opened on May 14, 1968, the airport was originally an Israeli Air Force base and also served the small settlement of Ofira.

On May 23rd 2007, the airport's second terminal was inaugurated with a capacity for 8 million passengers per year. The two-level 43,000 m2 terminal features 40 check-in counters and is designed to cater to a large number of international and chartered flights. It has one domestic and six international gates, all of which exit to remote stands. The terminal comprises three building components: two circular-shaped halls fused together by a wedge-shaped intermediate space dubbed 'the boat'. 'The boat' serves as a passenger transit hub housing passport control, duty free, and VIP areas as well as cafes/restaurants. The halls, in stark textural contrast to the solid mass of 'the boat', feature airy, billowing tent-like roofs inspired by the indigenous Beduin culture.

In 2006, the airport served 5,059,456 passengers. It is the second busiest airport in Egypt after Cairo International Airport.

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