Luxor International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Luxor, Luxor Governorate (Egypt)

IATA: LXR ICAO: HELX

Longest Active Runway

9,843 ft

3,000 meters

Field Elevation

276 ft

84 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

25.6710°, 32.7064°

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

#1,157 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 HMB, MUH · #19 of 28 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

-1.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 LXR in numbers: 9,843 ft longest runway · tied #603 of 650 published · #1,157 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)

LXR lies at 84 m (276 ft), #348 of 650 published airports by elevation and 41.5 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 63 ft above the Egypt median (213 ft, 13 airports); ATZ is highest at 748 ft, 472 ft higher than LXR.

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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: Suhaj International Airport (HMB), 65.8 NM, 9,843 ft. LXR ties with HMB for the longest runway in this radius (9,843 ft).

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

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

LXR runway: 02/20 9,843 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: tied #11 of 13 in Egypt with HMB/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
02/20	9,843 ft (3000 m / 3.000 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ 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
Suhaj International Airport (Suhaj)	`HMB`	65.8 NM (121.9 km)	9,843 ft	—

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