Airport Marsa Alam International Airport
The first privately run airport in the country is in the south of the country near Port Ghalib and just north of the diving town Marsa Alam. Since the airport has been opened, passengers have been spared the long and tiring bus journey from the airport in Hurghada which is 270 km or 200 miles further north. Besides a large number of charter flights to mainly European destinations, there are also regular scheduled flights to Cairo. From here further national and international flights are available.
- URL: Official website
- Time zone: GMT 2
- Service telephone: +2 65 3700003
- Address: Marsa Alam International Airport, Port Ghalib, Red Sea, Egypt
- Operating company: EMAK Marsa Alam for Management & Operation Airports SAE (Aeroports de Paris)
- Directions by car: The airport is near Port Ghalib, about 60 km north of Marsa Alam.
- Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (7.91%), Tuesday (12.99%), Wednesday (12.63%), Thursday (16.51%), Friday (6.55%), Saturday (18.74%), Sunday (24.68%)
- Alternative spelling: מרסה עלאם, Marsa Alem, Марса-Алам, Μάρσα Αλάμ, مرسی علم, 港阿拉姆, マルサアラム, مرسى علم
Most popular destinations from Marsa Alam International Airport (Flights per week )
- Airport Zurich (Zürich)-Kloten (12, 8,76 %)
- Airport Dusseldorf (12, 8,76 %)
- Airport Prague (10, 7,30 %)
- Airport Milan-Malpensa (10, 7,30 %)
- Airport Amsterdam-Schiphol (8, 5,84 %)
- Airport Hurghada International (7, 5,11 %)
- Airport Hannover (6, 4,38 %)
- Airport Sharm el-Sheikh (6, 4,38 %)
- Airport Munich (6, 4,38 %)
- Airport Frankfurt-Main (6, 4,38 %)
- other (39.41 %)
Top airlines (percentage of departures and arrivals)
- TUI fly (32, 12,65 %)
- TUI Airlines Nederland (20, 7,91 %)
- Smart Wings (16, 6,32 %)
- easyJet (16, 6,32 %)
- Edelweiss Air (16, 6,32 %)
- TUI fly Belgium (14, 5,53 %)
- Luxair (8, 3,16 %)
- Eurowings (8, 3,16 %)
- Air Cairo (4, 1,58 %)
- Egyptair (4, 1,58 %)
- other (45.47 %)
Location
First opened in 2003, the airport is about 60 km or 40 miles northwest of Marsa Alam near the town of Port Ghalib. The airport may be reached on the main road 24 (Suez - Bir Shalatyn). There are no taxis or buses at the airport, passengers are usually collected and taken to and from their resorts or hotels.
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