Highest Airports in Egypt
Airports in Egypt ranked by elevation above sea level.
1Saint Catherine International AirportSaint Catherine · 4,402 ft above sea level
1,342 m
2Taba International AirportTaba · 2,425 ft above sea level
739 m
3El Sharqi AirportNekhel · 1,544 ft above sea level
471 m
4El Hassana Well AirportEl Hassana · 1,296 ft above sea level
395 m
5Abu Shahat Valley Air BaseSafaja · 1,175 ft above sea level
358 m
6Bardawil International AirportEl Hassana · 1,060 ft above sea level
323 m
7Abu Rish Valley Airport1,050 ft above sea level
320 m
8El Owainat East International AirportSharq El Owainat · 843 ft above sea level
257 m
9October Airport6th of October · 774 ft above sea level
236 m
10Abu Rahal Well Airport761 ft above sea level
232 m
11Capital International AirportNew Cairo · 761 ft above sea level
232 m
12Asyut International AirportAsyut · 748 ft above sea level
228 m
13Misheifa AirportSidi El Barrani · 702 ft above sea level
214 m
14Habata AirportSidi El Barrani · 673 ft above sea level
205 m
15Aswan International AirportAswan · 650 ft above sea level
198 m
16Abu Simbel AirportAbu Simbel · 614 ft above sea level
187 m
17Cairo West Air BaseCairo · 557 ft above sea level
170 m
18Dakhla Oasis AirportDakhla Oases · 551 ft above sea level
168 m
19Wadi Firan AirportRas Abu Rudeis · 528 ft above sea level
161 m
20Sphinx International AirportAl Jiza · 510 ft above sea level
155 m
21Osman Air BaseSiwa Oasis · 427 ft above sea level
130 m
22El Jora AirportEl Jora · 331 ft above sea level
101 m
23Meliha AirportMarsa Matruh · 328 ft above sea level
100 m
24Cairo International AirportCairo · 322 ft above sea level
98 m
25Suhaj International AirportSuhaj · 322 ft above sea level
98 m
26Darau AirportDarau · 315 ft above sea level
96 m
27Siwa Oasis North AirportSiwa Oasis · 289 ft above sea level
88 m
28Sidi EL Barrani AirportSidi El Barrani · 282 ft above sea level
86 m
29Luxor International AirportLuxor · 276 ft above sea level
84 m
30Almaza Air Force BaseEl Nozha · 246 ft above sea level
75 m
31Malan Frein Airport213 ft above sea level
65 m
32Marsa Alam International AirportMarsa Alam · 213 ft above sea level
65 m
33El Kharja AirportKharja Oases · 194 ft above sea level
59 m
34Sharm El Sheikh International AirportSharm El Sheikh · 191 ft above sea level
58 m
35Alexandria International AirportAlexandria · 171 ft above sea level
52 m
36El Alamein International AirportEl Alamein · 154 ft above sea level
47 m
37El Minya AirportEl Minya · 135 ft above sea level
41 m
38El Arish International AirportEl Arish · 118 ft above sea level
36 m
39Inshas Air BaseInshas · 115 ft above sea level
35 m
40Berenice International Airport / Banas Cape Air BaseBerenice Troglodytica · 108 ft above sea level
33 m
41Bani Sweif Air BaseBani Sweif · 102 ft above sea level
31 m
42Bilbeis Air BaseBilbeis · 90 ft above sea level
27 m
43Gebel El Basur Air BaseMarkaz Ad Delingat · 85 ft above sea level
26 m
44Mersa Matruh International AirportMarsa Matruh · 75 ft above sea level
23 m
45At Tur AirportAt Tur · 52 ft above sea level
16 m
46Fayed Air BaseAbo Swir Desert · 52 ft above sea level
16 m
47Abu Suwayr Air BaseAbu Suwayr · 49 ft above sea level
15 m
48As Sallum AirportAs Sallum · 49 ft above sea level
15 m
49Jiyanklis Air BaseAbu El Matamir · 49 ft above sea level
15 m
50Ras Shukeir AirportRas Gharib · 46 ft above sea level
14 m
Highlights
Within Egypt, Saint Catherine International Airport ranks first in 2026 with 1,342 m, followed by Taba International Airport (739 m) and El Sharqi Airport (471 m).
Saint Catherine International Airport is 1.8 times higher than Taba International Airport, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 1,342 m (Saint Catherine International Airport) to 14 m (Ras Shukeir Airport), with a median of 97 m.
Source: OurAirports, airports and runway datasets, 2026. Unit: metres.
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