Suhaj International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Suhaj, Sohag Governorate (Egypt)

IATA: HMB ICAO: HESG

Longest Active Runway

9,843 ft

3,000 meters

Field Elevation

322 ft

98 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Unlighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

26.3425°, 31.7430°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #603 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#1,155 of 7558

Top 15.9% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Egypt)

tied #11 of 13 in EG

same length as LXR, MUH · #18 of 28 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

-1.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 HMB in numbers: 9,843 ft longest runway · tied #603 of 650 published · #1,155 of 7,558 worldwide (top 15.9%) · tied #11 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)

HMB lies at 98 m (322 ft), #325 of 650 published airports by elevation and 44.2 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 109 ft above the Egypt median (213 ft, 13 airports); ATZ is highest at 748 ft, 426 ft higher than HMB.

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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: Asyut International Airport (ATZ), 57.6 NM, 9,905 ft. Next: LXR 65.8 NM. ATZ has the radius's longest runway, 62 ft more than HMB.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 9,843 ft (3,000 m)

HMB runway: 15/33 9,843 × 148 ft asphalt. National standing: tied #11 of 13 in Egypt with LXR/MUH at 9,843 ft; HRG leads by 3,328 ft (13,171 ft). −1.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
15/33	9,843 ft (3000 m / 3.000 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt`	❌ Unlighted	✅ 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
Asyut International Airport (Asyut)	`ATZ`	57.6 NM (106.7 km)	9,905 ft	✅ Lighted
Luxor International Airport (Luxor)	`LXR`	65.8 NM (121.9 km)	9,843 ft	✅ Lighted

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