Port Said Airport
Airport
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PSD
Location of airport in Sinai
Direction | Length | Surface | |
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m | ft | ||
10/28 | 2,349 | 7,707 | Asphalt |
Source: DAFIF[1][2]
Port Said Airport (IATA: PSD, ICAO: HEPS) serves the city of Port Said, Egypt, at the north end of the Suez Canal. In 2011, the airport served 36,962 passengers (-5.5% vs. 2010).
Modernisation
The airport underwent a modernisation program with a partial inauguration in February 2011. The airport is seen to be vital for the coastal city and to sustain its industrial expansion plans.[3]
Airlines and destinations
There are currently no scheduled services to and from the airport.
Accidents and incidents
- During a training flight on 15 January 2008, a Beech C90B King Air operated by the Nuclear Centre Survey crashed 500 meters from the airport while performing circuits, killing both the pilot and training pilot.[4]
References
- ^ "Airport information for HEPS". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF. - ^ Airport information for PSD at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ "Port Said Airport to be inaugurated in February - Economy - Business - Ahram Online". english.ahram.org.eg. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- ^ Accident Report from National Transportation Safety Board
External links
- Current weather for HEPS at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for PSD at Aviation Safety Network
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Airports in Egypt
- Cairo
- Hurghada
- Sharm El Sheikh
- Alexandria–Borg El Arab
- Assiut
- El Alamein
- Giza
- Luxor
- Marsa Alam
- Marsa Matruh
- New Administrative Capital
- Sohag
- Taba
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