El Alamein International Airport
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El Alamein International Airport (Arabic: ''Maṭār El ʿAlamein El Dawli'') is an international airport located in
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Operations


Overview

El Alamein International Airport is owned and operated by International Airports Company which is KATO investment subsidiary. On 1999 a bid for
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(BOT), was won by International Airport Company of 50-year extendable concession. The airport occupies an area of with a single terminal which can handle 600 passengers per hour.


Runways

El Alamein International Airport has a single runway , suitable for
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operations.


Airlines and destinations

As of August 2021, there are no scheduled flights to the airport.


See also

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External links

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