Aswan International Airport

Aswan International Airport (IATA: ASW, ICAO: HESN), also known as Daraw Airport, is a domestic airport located 16 km southwest of Aswan, Egypt. It was built in 1956 and upgraded in 1992 and 1999 by the Egyptian government.[3]

Aswan International Airport

مطار أسوان الدولي

Daraw Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment
ServesAswan, Egypt
Elevation AMSL662 ft / 198 m
Coordinates23°57′51″N 32°49′11″E
Map
ASW
Location of airport in Egypt
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 3,402 11,161 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Air Cairo Seasonal: Cairo
AlMasria Universal Airlines Seasonal: Cairo
EgyptAir Abu Simbel, Cairo
FlyEgypt Cairo
Nile Air Cairo

Accidents and incidents
  • In October 1963, a Soviet Union military transport plane crashed at the airport, killing 14 people.[4]
  • 20 March 1969, a United Arab Airlines Il-18 crashed while attempting to land at Aswan International Airport.[5] 100 of the 105 passengers and crew on board died.

See also

References
  1. Airport information for HESN at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  2. Airport information for ASW at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. "مطار أسوان" [Aswan Airport] (in Arabic). Egyptian Airports Company. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  4. "14 Die in Crash At Aswan Airport". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. United Press International. 21 October 1963. p. 9. Retrieved 16 May 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "92 Arab pilgrims die in Aswan Airport crash". The Arizona Republic. United Press International. 21 March 1969. p. A2. Retrieved 16 May 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

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