Interest in the construction of the Abu Simbel airport in southern Egypt began at the end of 1964, when a committee from the Civil Aviation Authority then traveled to the Abu Simbel area to choose a site that could be set up as a Dakota airstrip to transport tourists arriving to visit the two temples of Abu Simbel.
Drowned after the construction of the High Dam
Site:
The airport is located 2 nautical miles northeast of Abu Simbel
Capacity:
The airport has an existing passenger terminal with a capacity of 500 passengers per hour
