Marsa Alam International Airport is an
international airport located 60 km north of
Marsa Alam
Marsa Alam ( ar, مرسى علم ' , Classical Arabic ) is a town in south-eastern Egypt, located on the western shore of the Red Sea. It is currently seeing fast increasing popularity as a tourist destination and development following the openi ...
in
Egypt
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. It is an important destination for leisure flights from
Europe
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.
Overview
It was built in response to the increasing needs of European travelers to this southern Red Sea destination, along with other airports on the Red Sea such as
Hurghada International Airport
Hurghada International Airport is the international airport of Hurghada in Egypt. It is located inland, southwest of El Dahar, the downtown of Hurghada. It is the second busiest airport in Egypt after Cairo International Airport and an importan ...
, being
inaugurated
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on 16 October 2003. The official name of the airport until 2011 was Marsa Mubarak Airport. The airport is privately owned and operated by EMAK Marsa Alam for Management & Operation Airports, a subsidiary of the
M.A. Al-Kharafi Group of Kuwait.
Airlines and destinations
See also
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List of airports in Egypt
References
External links
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Airports in Egypt
2003 establishments in Egypt