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Control tower at Sharm El Sheikh International Airport. The airport was opened on 14 May 1968 as an Israeli Air Force base. [citation needed] After the signing of the Egypt–Israel peace treaty in 1979 and subsequent Israeli withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula, it was reopened as a civilian airport. [citation needed]
Sharm El Sheikh is located on the Egyptian Red Sea coast, at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula. Sharm El Sheikh is on a promontory overlooking the Straits of Tiran at the mouth of the Gulf of Aqaba. Its strategic importance led to its transformation from a fishing village into a major port and naval base for the Egyptian Navy.
Ras Shokeir New Airport Ras Shokeir Sharq El Owainat Airport: GSQ Sharq El Owainat: HEOW Sharm El Sheikh International Airport: SSH Sharm El Sheikh: HESH Sohag International Airport: HMB Sohag: HEMK St. Catherine International Airport: SKV St. Catherine: HESC Taba International Airport: TCP Taba: HETB Military airports Cairo West Air Base: CWE ...
The airport has a logistic location as it links three countries: Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt. Neom Airport is the first airport in the region to use the 5G wireless network service. [5] It is 48 km (30 mi) east from the nearest airport, Sharm El Sheikh International Airport across the Red Sea in Egypt. [6]
Ofira was settled from 1969 and was meant to accommodate 500 families. An airfield was opened in 1976, today known as Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport. [citation needed] It was named after the Biblical Ophir, an African land where gold was mined. [2] Ofira overlooked Sharm el-Maya Bay and the Nesima area.
Metrojet Flight 9268 was an international chartered passenger flight [1] operated by Russian airline Kogalymavia (branded as Metrojet). On 31 October 2015, at 06:13 local time EST (04:13 UTC), [2] the Airbus A321-231 operating the flight exploded above the northern Sinai Peninsula following its departure from Sharm El Sheikh International Airport, Egypt en route to Pulkovo Airport, Saint ...
Flash Airlines Flight 604 was a charter flight from Sharm El Sheikh International Airport in Egypt to Charles de Gaulle International Airport in Paris, France, with a stop-over at Cairo International Airport, provided by Egyptian private charter company Flash Airlines.
Ofira Airbase (today: Sharm El Sheikh International Airport) [5] Refidim Airbase (today: Bardawil International Airport at El Hassana) [ 6 ] The then presidents Anwar Sadat , Jimmy Carter and Prime Minister Menachem Begin (left to right) at Camp David (USA) in Sept. 1978