Airports / Egypt / ABS
Abu Simbel Airport
HEBL / ABSAbu Simbel, EgyptELEV 614 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
116 nm
To the nearest alternate
Aswan International Airport (ASW).
Overview
Abu Simbel Airport, listed as HEBL / ABS, is a mid-sized airport in Abu Simbel, Egypt. The field lies at an elevation of 614 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
ABS has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Aswan International Airport (ASW, 116 nm), Dongola Airport (DOG, 205 nm), and Luxor International Airport (LXR, 207 nm).
Quotes for flights out of ABS vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from ABS, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
HEBL
IATA
ABS
FAA / Local
HEBL
Elevation
614 ft
Coordinates
22.3759° N · 31.6117° 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
Yes
Elevation vs Egypt fields
state range 10–4,402 ft
At 614 ft, ABS sits higher than 77% 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.
- 116nmASWAswan International AirportAswan
- 205nmDOGDongola AirportDongola
- 207nmLXRLuxor International AirportLuxor
- 233nmEESBerenice International Airport / Banas Cape Air BaseBerenice Troglodytica
- 236nmMWEMerowe AirportMerowe
- 238nmHMBSuhaj International AirportSuhaj
Location
Open the full mapHEBL · Abu Simbel Airport · Abu Simbel, Egypt