Airports / Egypt / HE16
Field standing
18 nm
To the nearest alternate
Quesna Airport (HE42) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Tanta, Egypt, Birma Air Base (HE16) operates as a mid-sized airport. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list HE16 as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Quesna Airport (HE42, 18 nm), Gebel El Basur Air Base (HE28, 26 nm), and Al Mansurah Airbase (HE32, 27 nm).
Trip costs from HE16 are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from HE16 to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
HE16
IATA
—
FAA / Local
HE16
Elevation
—
Coordinates
30.8366° N · 30.9360° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 18nmHE42Quesna AirportQuesna
- 26nmHE28Gebel El Basur Air BaseMarkaz Ad Delingat
- 27nmHE32Al Mansurah AirbaseMansoura
- 38nmHEGSJiyanklis Air BaseAbu El Matamir
- 43nmHECWCairo West Air BaseCairo
- 43nmHE37Bilbeis Air BaseBilbeis
Location
Open the full mapHE16 · Birma Air Base · Tanta, Egypt