Sphinx International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Al Jiza, Giza Governorate (Egypt)

IATA: SPX ICAO: HESX

Longest Active Runway

11,975 ft

3,650 meters

Field Elevation

510 ft

155 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

30.1082°, 30.8957°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #204 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#325 of 7558

Top 4.3% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Egypt)

#3 of 13 in EG

#5 of 28 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+19.8%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 SPX in numbers: 11,975 ft longest runway · tied #204 of 650 published · #325 of 7,558 worldwide (top 4.3%) · #3 in Egypt.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

SPX lies at 155 m (510 ft), #271 of 650 published airports by elevation and 52.1 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 297 ft above the Egypt median (213 ft, 13 airports); ATZ is highest at 748 ft, 238 ft higher than SPX.

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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: Cairo International Airport (CAI), 26 NM, 13,124 ft. Next: HBE 79.4 NM. CAI has the radius's longest runway, 1,149 ft more than SPX.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,975 ft (3,650 m)

SPX runway: 16R/34L 11,975 × 197 ft permanent paved (pem). National standing: #3 of 13 in Egypt; HRG leads by 1,196 ft (13,171 ft). +19.8% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
16R/34L	11,975 ft (3650 m / 3.650 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Permanent Paved (PEM)`	✅ 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
Cairo International Airport (Cairo)	`CAI`	26 NM (48.2 km)	13,124 ft	✅ Lighted
Alexandria International Airport (Alexandria)	`HBE`	79.4 NM (147 km)	11,156 ft	✅ Lighted

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