Nozha Airport Egypt's oldest airports after Almaza Airport in Cairo, where it was established in 1947, and an area of 3.36 million square meters, and the building of the Administration and Air Control of the archaeological buildings of historical importance that must be preserved, as a national wealth, and was taken into account in its development. The English took part in the construction of the airport basis and then completed the construction of parts of the airport during the reign of King Farouk and successive Egypt to several historical eras and presidents and the airport fixed on its land retaining its place and is the first and oldest airport in Alexandria, and accommodates 600 passengers / hour and about 6 kilometers from the city center, It is located at the junction of the S Road Agricultural / Cairo agricultural and desert.
The airport consists of a terminal building containing two lounges for arrival, in addition to the offices of airlines and many other services, such as banks and cafes, an air cargo terminal, a duty-free building, and Alexandria Gliding Club.
In January 2012, the Ministry of Civil Aviation closed the airport to air traffic, and transferred flights to Borg El Arab Airport, which is 49 kilometers from Alexandria, in preparation for its development while preserving the historic building of the airport.
The Ministry of Aviation assigned the development of the airport to the company «bin Laden» Saudi Arabia after the process of tender the project to a number of companies and cost about 360 million pounds and before the date of operation President issued statements to stop the operation of the airport.
Rumors began to sell the 800-acre land, with a market value of 134 billion square meters, based on the price per square meter in the region before the development of 40 thousand pounds can be increased after laying the foundations of the start and launch of the project. 50 thousand pounds and the proceeds from the sale of land exceeds 168 billion pounds.
