Luxor Airport was opened in 1954 AD, e. It was developed in 1990 AD to increase its capacity by building a new passenger terminal, then reopened again in 1994 AD, and this airport is internationally coded by the International Air Transport Association (IATA code) with the code (LXR), and by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO code) with the code (HELX), and the airport has an area of 23, 207,222,439 square meters, and mainly serves the Luxor region, providing non-stop travel to 25 destinations in 10 different countries, and the airport serves approximately 3. 5 million passengers per year
Readiness of the Airport
the airport of Luxor is equipped to serve travelers to the fullest, by establishing a special passenger terminal with 14 counters that can serve 2,400 passengers per hour, a baggage handling system, special aircraft parking called Termac, corridors with signage, in addition to a single runway that is 3,000 meters long and 45 meters wide.
Luxor International Airport services
Among the most important services that the Airport provides to travelers are the following
Free Wi-Fi.
Luggage wrapping service.
Food and beverage services.
Medical services.
Money exchange service.
Children’s play service.
Duty-free shopping service.
Postal services.
Business services.
Transportation services.
Parking services.
International of the Luxor is served by 10 airlines, some of which are as follows
Nile Air.
Jazeera Airways.
Air Cairo (Air Cairo).
Nesma Airline (Nesma Airline).
EgyptAir.
Neos.
Edelweiss Air.
Transavia.
TUI Fly
Popular Flight Routes from Luxor city Airport
There are many flights from Luxor International Airport to various cities around the world, including the following
Domestic flights in Egypt
Hurghada.
Aswan.
Cairo.
Marsa Alam.
Alexandria.
Sharm El Sheikh.
Giza.
International flights
Brussels, Belgium.
Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.
Lyon, Nantes, and Paris in France.
Malpensa in Italy.
Düsseldorf in Germany.
Bilbao, Malaga, and Madrid in Spain.
Zurich in Switzerland.
Kuwait City in Kuwait.
Amman in Jordan.
London Heathrow in the United Kingdom.
Conclusion
History of the Airport
In May 1946, the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority received this airport, the air control center and the meteorological station from the British military authority, and due to the importance of this airport because it is located in the most important archaeological area in the world, the authority carried out successive development operations to prepare it to receive tourists from different parts of the world.
Components About Luxor Airport
The terminal building: It was built in 2001 with a surface area of 5000 m2 and a capacity of 4000 passengers/hour
Check-in area: 600 m2
The area of the international travel lounge: 900 m2
Domestic travel lounge area: About 2000 m2
International Arrivals Lounge area: About 1200 m2
Internal Arrivals Lounge area: About 600 m2
Counter: Passport counters (automatic passport and visa reader) with OCR system 48 CH-IN counters
Parking: 10 aircraft parking lots, 4 for large models + 6 for medium models, 8 aircraft parking lots in the isolated area for medium models.
