El Arish International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

El Arish, North Sinai Governorate (Egypt)

IATA: AAC ICAO: HEAR

Longest Active Runway

9,905 ft

3,019 meters

Field Elevation

118 ft

36 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

31.0553°, 33.8280°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #582 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#1,038 of 7558

Top 13.7% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Egypt)

tied #9 of 13 in EG

same length as ATZ · #15 of 28 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

-0.9%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 AAC in numbers: 9,905 ft longest runway · tied #582 of 650 published · #1,038 of 7,558 worldwide (top 13.7%) · tied #9 in Egypt.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

AAC lies at 36 m (118 ft), #423 of 650 published airports by elevation and 30 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 95 ft below the Egypt median (213 ft, 13 airports); ATZ is highest at 748 ft, 630 ft higher than AAC.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV), 78.9 NM, 13,327 ft. TLV has the radius's longest runway, 3,422 ft more than AAC.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 9,905 ft (3,019 m)

AAC runways: 16L/34R 9,905 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 16R/34L 9,905 × 148 ft asphalt (asph). National standing: tied #9 of 13 in Egypt with ATZ at 9,905 ft; HRG leads by 3,266 ft (13,171 ft). −0.9% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
16L/34R	9,905 ft (3019 m / 3.019 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
16R/34L	9,905 ft (3019 m / 3.019 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASPH)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Ben Gurion International Airport (Tel Aviv)	`TLV`	78.9 NM (146.1 km)	13,327 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →