Alexandria International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate (Egypt)

IATA: HBE ICAO: HEAX

Longest Active Runway

11,156 ft

3,400 meters

Field Elevation

171 ft

52 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

1 closed, Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

30.9325°, 29.6964°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#320 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#523 of 7558

Top 6.9% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Egypt)

#7 of 13 in EG

#11 of 28 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+11.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 HBE in numbers: 11,156 ft longest runway · #320 of 650 published · #523 of 7,558 worldwide (top 6.9%) · #7 in Egypt.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

HBE lies at 52 m (171 ft), #391 of 650 published airports by elevation and 35.1 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 42 ft below the Egypt median (213 ft, 13 airports); ATZ is highest at 748 ft, 577 ft higher than HBE.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

2 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 2 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: El Alamein International Airport (DBB), 63.6 NM, 11,479 ft. Next: SPX 79.4 NM. SPX has the radius's longest runway, 819 ft more than HBE.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,156 ft (3,400 m)

HBE runways: 14L/32R 11,156 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 14R/32L 11,155 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #7 of 13 in Egypt; HRG leads by 2,015 ft (13,171 ft). +11.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
14L/32R	11,156 ft (3400 m / 3.400 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
14R/32L	11,155 ft (3400 m / 3.400 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
XX/—	— ft	— ft	`Unknown`	❌ Unlighted	⛔ Closed

🧭 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
El Alamein International Airport (El Alamein)	`DBB`	63.6 NM (117.8 km)	11,479 ft	✅ Lighted
Sphinx International Airport (Al Jiza)	`SPX`	79.4 NM (147 km)	11,975 ft	✅ Lighted

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