Airports / Egypt / AAC
El Arish International Airport
HEAR / AACEl Arish, EgyptELEV 118 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
17 nm
To the nearest alternate
El Jora Airport (EGH) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in El Arish, Egypt, El Arish International Airport (HEAR / AAC) operates as a large commercial airport. Field elevation is 118 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list AAC as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are El Jora Airport (EGH, 17 nm), Ramon Air Base (LLRM, 46 nm), and Bardawil International Airport (RDL, 52 nm).
Trip costs from AAC 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 AAC to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
HEAR
IATA
AAC
FAA / Local
HEAR
Elevation
118 ft
Coordinates
31.0553° N · 33.8280° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Egypt fields
state range 10–4,402 ft
At 118 ft, AAC sits lower than 58% of the 31 Egypt fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 17nmEGHEl Jora AirportEl Jora
- 46nmLLRMRamon Air BaseBeersheba
- 52nmRDLBardawil International AirportEl Hassana
- 62nmVTMNevatim Air BaseBeersheba
- 69nmLLEKTel Nof Air BaseRehovot
- 79nmTLVBen Gurion International AirportTel Aviv
Location
Open the full mapHEAR · El Arish International Airport · El Arish, Egypt