Sharq Al-Owainat Airport

Sharq Al-Owainat Airport
IATA: GSQ – ICAO: HEOW File:Egypt adm location map.svg GSQ Location of airport in Egypt
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Government
Location	Sharq Al-Owainat, Egypt
Elevation AMSL	859 ft / 262 m
Coordinates
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 01/19 3,500 11,483 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF

Sharq Al-Owainat Airport (IATA: GSQ, ICAO: HEOW) is a small airport serving Sharq Al-Owainat which is located in Western Desert of Egypt. The airport caters to the New Valley Governorate. In 2011, it served 6,559 passengers (-0.8% compared to 2010).

Operations and facilities

The US$3 million airport was constructed in 3 months in 2003 to meet the needs of investors to bring equipment and to export crops. It occupies 36 square kilometres, with a main runway of 3500m and an apron that can serve 8 aircraft. A simple terminal building can serve passengers at a rate of 100 per hour. No automatic luggage conveyor is provided inside the terminal.

The airport is managed under a Build-Operate-Transfer operation. The runway is not equipped with lights for night operation. The airport is located in a free trade zone and has facilities for storing and packaging goods for export.

Airlines and destinations

In August 2009, EgyptAir signed an agreement with a UAE-based agricultural inventment firm Janan Investment Company to operate a weekly Sunday flight from the capital's Cairo International Airport to Sharq Al-Owainat Airport in order to serve the movement of workers and investors to encourage agricultural investment in the region.

Airlines	Destinations
EgyptAir operated by EgyptAir Express	Cairo

See also

• List of airports in Egypt

References

http://www.ameinfo.com/205670.html
http://www.arabinvestmap.com/default.asp?pageid=118&CurrentLanguage=EngLang&ProjectId=1731&CountryId=19&SecId=307