Aswan International Airport , also known as Daraw Airport, is a domestic airport (despite its name) located 16 km southwest of
Aswan
Aswan (, also ; ar, أسوان, ʾAswān ; cop, Ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ ) is a city in Southern Egypt, and is the capital of the Aswan Governorate.
Aswan is a busy market and tourist centre located just north of the Aswan Dam on the east bank of the ...
, Egypt. It was built in 1956 and upgraded in 1992 and 1999 by the Egyptian government.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled passenger flights at Aswan Airport:
Accidents and incidents
* In October 1963, a
Soviet Union
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military transport plane crashed at the airport, killing 14 people.
* 20 March 1969, a
United Arab Airlines Il-18 crashed while attempting to land at Aswan International Airport.
[ ] 100 of the 105 passengers and crew on board died.
See also
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Transport in Egypt
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List of airports in Egypt
References
External links
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Aswan
Airports in Egypt
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