The airport was built during the period of the British occupation and was handed over to the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority in 1945.
In some periods, Egyptair operated regular flights between Cairo and Marsa Matrouh on a regular basis.
Site:
The airport is 2 km from the city
Capacity:
The airport receives about 600 passengers per hour from various nationalities.
Airlines and Aircraft Models:
- The airport serves more than 20 airlines of different nationalities other than private companies, for example the top 15 companies in the airport for the year 2013. Also the airport is equipped to receive different types of aircraft types of heavy, medium and light.
