El Alamein International Airport

El Alamein International Airport (IATA: DBB, ICAO: HEAL) (Arabic: مطار العلمين الدولي‎ Maṭār El ʿAlamein El Dawli) is an international airport located in El Dabaa, Matrouh Governorate, Egypt. The airport is located at the Northern coast, 160 km (99 mi) west of Alexandria.^[3]

El Alamain International Airport مطار العلمين الدولي
IATA: DBB ICAO: HEAL
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	International Airports Company
Serves	El Alamein
Location	El Dabaa
Elevation AMSL	143 ft / 44 m
Coordinates	30°55′28″N 28°27′41″E
Map
DBB Location of airport in Egypt
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 13/31 3,499 11,479 Asphalt
Sources: DAFIF[1][2]

Operations

Overview

New Zealander war veterans, served in World War II, departing Al Alamain International Airport.

El Alamein International Airport is owned and operated by International Airports Company which is KATO investment subsidiary.^[4][5] On 1999, a bid for build–operate–transfer (BOT) was won by International Airport Company of 50-year extendable concession.

The airport occupies an area of 64 square kilometres (25 sq mi) with a single terminal which can handle 600 passengers per hour.^[4][5]

Runways

El Alamein International Airport has a single runway 3,499 m (11,480 ft), suitable for A380-800 operations.^[4]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Cairo	Seasonal charter: Almaty[6]
Etihad Airways	Seasonal: Abu Dhabi (begins 17 July 2025)[7]
Flydubai	Seasonal: Dubai–International (begins 21 June 2025)[8]
Flynas	Seasonal: Jeddah (begins 1 July 2025),[9] Riyadh[10]
Saudia	Seasonal: Jeddah (begins 18 June 2025),[11] Riyadh (begins 19 June 2025)[11]
Smartwings	Seasonal charter: Bratislava (begins 29 May 2025)[12]

See also

• List of airports in Egypt
• Transport in Egypt

References

1. "Airport information for HEAL". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
2. Airport information for DBB / HEAL at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
3. "Alamein". eac-airports. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
4. "Logistics Division". katoinvestment. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
5. "Alalamin Airport". alalamain-airport. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
6. "AIR CAIRO BEGINS EL DABAA – ALMATY SERVICE FROM LATE-JULY 2024". aeroRoutes.com. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
7. "Etihad schedules El Dabaa (Egypt) July 2025 launch". aeroroutes.com. 30 October 2024.
8. "FLYDUBAI ADDS EL DABAA (EL ALAMEIN) SERVICE FROM JUNE 2025". aeroroutes.com. 26 November 2024.
9. "FLYNAS NS25 SEASONAL SERVICE ADDITIONS". aeroroutes.com. 27 January 2025.
10. "Saudi's Flynas Launches Flight from Riyadh to Egypt's El-Alamein". Scene Traveller. 10 July 2024.
11. "Saudia NS25 Preliminary Network Expansion". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
12. "SMARTWINGS SLOVAKIA ADDS EL DABAA SERVICE IN NS25". aeroroutes.com. 30 January 2025.

External links

• Aeronautical chart and airport information for HEAL at SkyVector
• Accident history for DBB at Aviation Safety Network