Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport - South Sinai, Egypt
N 27° 58.734 E 034° 23.081
36R E 636179 N 3095637
Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport formerly known as Ophira International Airport, is an international airport located in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
Waymark Code: WM55WN
Location: Egypt
Date Posted: 11/16/2008
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Opened on May 14, 1968, the airport was originally an Israeli Air Force base and also served the small settlement of Ofira.
On May 23rd 2007, the airport's second terminal was inaugurated with a capacity for 8 million passengers per year. The two-level 43,000 m2 terminal features 40 check-in counters and is designed to cater to a large number of international and chartered flights. It has two domestic and six international gates, all of which exit to remote stands. The terminal comprises three building components: two circular-shaped halls fused together by a wedge-shaped intermediate space dubbed 'the boat'. 'The boat' serves as a passenger transit hub housing passport control, duty free, and VIP areas as well as cafes/restaurants. The halls, in stark textural contrast to the solid mass of 'the boat', feature airy, billowing tent-like roofs inspired by the indigenous Beduin culture.
In 2008, the Egyptian Airports Holding Company announced plans to build a third new terminal at the airport. The company expects to receive design offers for before the end of September 2008. Ibrahim Mannaa, the director of Airports Holding Company, said that it is a move to meet the sizeable increase in passengers numbers at the airport that exceeded 28% during the first 8 months of 2008.
In 2007, the airport served 6,424,851 passengers (27.0% growth compared to 2006). It is the second busiest airport in Egypt after Cairo International Airport.
(from wikipedia)
Type: International
ICAO Airport Code: HESH
IATA Airport Code: SSH
FAA Identifier: SSH
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