It was established in May 1956 at a cost of half a million pounds to accommodate the tourist movement in Aswan
In 1982 was equipped with optical aid to work day and night
Several expansions were made at the airport (equipped lounges) to accommodate the increase in passenger traffic (International Lounge & Abu Simbel Lounge)
In 1992, due to the huge boom in the number of tourists, a new passenger building was built on a flat (12000 square meters) with a maximum capacity (3200 passengers / hour). The total building and services are 60 acres or about 252000 square meters at a cost of about (250 million Egyptian pounds). President of the Republic inaugurated in May 1999.
Site:
The airport is located about 20 km west of Aswan
Capacity:
The airport handles about 954,507 passengers annually from various nationalities
Airlines and Aircraft Models:
- The airport serves more than 15 airlines of various nationalities other than private companies, for example the top 13 companies in the airport for the year 2013. The airport is also equipped to receive different types of aircraft types of heavy, medium and light.
