Hurghada International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Hurghada, Red Sea Governorate (Egypt)

IATA: HRG ICAO: HEGN

Longest Active Runway

13,171 ft

4,015 meters

Field Elevation

32 ft

10 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

27.1768°, 33.7967°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#49 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#89 of 7558

Top 1.2% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Egypt)

#1 of 13 in EG

#1 of 28 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+31.7%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 HRG in numbers: 13,171 ft longest runway · #49 of 650 published · #89 of 7,558 worldwide (top 1.2%) · #1 in Egypt.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

HRG lies at 10 m (32 ft), #547 of 650 published airports by elevation and 14.5 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 181 ft below the Egypt median (213 ft, 13 airports); ATZ is highest at 748 ft, 716 ft higher than HRG.

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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: Sharm El Sheikh International Airport (SSH), 57.6 NM, 10,108 ft. Next: NUM 91.5 NM. HRG has the longest runway in this radius, 845 ft over NUM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 13,171 ft (4,015 m)

HRG runways: 16L/34R 13,171 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 16R/34L 13,168 × 197 ft asphalt. National standing: #1 of 13 in Egypt; 47 ft ahead of CAI (13,124 ft). +31.7% 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	13,171 ft (4015 m / 4.015 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
16R/34L	13,168 ft (4014 m / 4.014 km)	197 ft (60m)	`ASPHALT`	✅ 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
Sharm El Sheikh International Airport (Sharm El Sheikh)	`SSH`	57.6 NM (106.7 km)	10,108 ft	✅ Lighted
Neom Bay Airport (Sharma)	`NUM`	91.5 NM (169.5 km)	12,326 ft	✅ Lighted

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