Aswan International Airport

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The Aswan airport (English Aswan International Airport ) is an airport of Aswan in Egypt.

Location and Directions

The airport is very close to the Aswan Dam and 16 km southwest of Aswan.

Navigation aids

The Tower ( TWR ) sends and receives on the frequency: 118.3 MHz. The airport has several navigation aids. The start and runway 17/35 has an instrument landing system (ILS ). The omnidirectional radio range (VOR) transmits on frequency: 112.3 MHz with code ASN. A distance measuring equipment (DME ) is available.

Airlines and destinations

The airport is served by several airlines:

Air Memphis
Astraeus
BSA to Brunswick, Eindhoven
EgyptAir to Abu Simbel, Cairo, Luxor
Orbest Orizonia Airlines
Lotus Air
Thomson Airways to London -Gatwick

Incidents

On 20 March 1969, Ilyushin Il- 18D, from Saudi Arabia had an accident coming, at the landing at Aswan. Here, 100 people were killed, only five passengers survived. Unfortunately time the visibility was only about two to three kilometers.

International Civil Aviation Organization airport code IATA-Code VHF omnidirectional range Ilyushin Il-18 Aviation Safety Network

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