Port Said Airport

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Coordinates: 31°16′46″N 032°14′24″E / 31.27944, 32.24

Port Said Airport
IATA: PSD – ICAO: HEPS
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Government
Serves Port Said, Egypt
Elevation AMSL 8 ft / 2 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 2,349 7,707 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Port Said Airport (IATA: PSD, ICAO: HEPS) serves the city of Port Said, Egypt, at the north end of the Suez Canal.

[edit] Accidents

During a training flight on 15 January 2008, a Beech C90B King Air operated by the Nuclear Centre Survey crashed 500 meters from the airport while performing circuits, killing both the pilot and training pilot.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Airport information for HEPS at World Aero Data. Source: DAFIF.
  2. ^ Airport information for PSD at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF.
  3. ^ Accident Report from National Transportation Safety Board

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