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]
Air Serbia	Seasonal charter: Belgrade[7]
Etihad Airways	Seasonal: Abu Dhabi (begins 17 July 2025)[8]
Flydubai	Seasonal: Dubai–International (begins 21 June 2025)[9]
Flynas	Seasonal: Jeddah (begins 1 July 2025),[10] Riyadh[11]
Saudia	Seasonal: Jeddah (begins 18 June 2025),[12] Riyadh (begins 19 June 2025)[12]
Smartwings	Seasonal charter: Bratislava (begins 29 May 2025)[13]
Southwind Airlines	Seasonal charter: Antalya (begins 26 April 2025)[14]

See also

• List of airports in Egypt
• Transport in Egypt