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Aswan International Airport

Aswan, Aswan Governorate (Egypt)
IATA: ASW ICAO: HESN
Longest Active Runway
11,161 ft
3,402 meters
Field Elevation
650 ft
198 m MSL
Runway Inventory
1 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
23.9611°, 32.8204°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Derived Facts, National & Global Rankings

National Runway Rank
#10 in Egypt
Out of 28 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#522 Worldwide
Top 6.9% percentile
Elevation Ranking
#3071 MSL
Top 43.3% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
+11.6%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Database Insight: Aswan International Airport's longest active runway measures 11,161 ft (3,402 m). It ranks as the #10 longest runway in Egypt and #522 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
17/35 11,161 ft (3402m) 148 ft (45m) Asphalt (ASP) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database
Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01
Verification Method: SHA-256 Checksum Lock
Calculation Model: Haversine Great-Circle
Machine-readable endpoint: GET /api/airport/asw.json ↗