Marsa Alam International Airport

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Coordinates: 25°33′25″N 034°35′01″E / 25.55694, 34.58361

Marsa Alam International Airport

IATA: RMF – ICAO: HEMA
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner EMAK Marsa Alam for Management & Operation Airports SAE
Operator Aéroports de Paris
Serves Marsa Alam, Egypt
Elevation AMSL 251 ft / 77 m
Website www.marsa-alam-airport.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
Sources: Airport web site[1] and DAFIF[2][3]

Marsa Alam International Airport (IATA: RMF, ICAO: HEMA) is a growing airport in Marsa Alam, Egypt. In response to the increasing needs of European travelers to this southern Red Sea destination, along with many other airports in the Red Sea such as Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport in Sharm el-Sheikh, Marsa Alam is recently home to this new international airport. It was inaugurated on October 16, 2003.

The Marsa Alam International Airport is privately owned and operated by EMAK Marsa Alam for Management & Operation Airports SAE, a subsidiary of the M.A. Al-Kharafi Group of Kuwait. Marsa Alam International Airport is managed by Aéroports de Paris.

According to General Manager, Jacquy Pain, "the airport is now receiving 11 flights per week from Italy and 2 flights per week from Germany".[citation needed] Currently, the airport can accommodate 600 passengers per hour. In the future, the airport will able to process up to 2500 passengers per hour.[citation needed]

In 2007, the airport served 642,807 passengers (28.5% growth compared to 2006).

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  1. ^ Marsa Alam Airport, official web site
  2. ^ Airport information for HEMA at World Aero Data. Source: DAFIF.
  3. ^ Airport information for RMF at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF.

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