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El Nouzha Airport Alexandria International Airport | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | civil aviation | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Government | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Alexandria | ||||||||||||||
Opened | 1948 | ||||||||||||||
Closed | 2011 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | −8 ft / −2.4 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 31°11′02″N 029°56′56″E / 31.18389°N 29.94889°E | ||||||||||||||
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ALY Location of airport in Egypt | |||||||||||||||
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Source: DAFIF[1][2] |
El Nouzha Airport or Alexandria International Airport (Arabic: مطار النزهة) (IATA: ALY, ICAO: HEAX) was an international airport of Alexandria, Egypt, 7 km (4.3 mi) southeast of the city center. In 2009, the airport served 1,142,412 passengers (−1.8% vs. 2008). The airport was shut down for major renovations in 2011, and all traffic was transferred to Borg El Arab International Airport. The government subsequently announced that the airport will no longer reopen.[citation needed]
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.