Airports / Egypt / HRG
Hurghada International Airport
HEGN / HRGHurghada, EgyptELEV 32 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
58 nm
To the nearest alternate
Sharm El Sheikh International Airport (SSH).
Overview
Hurghada International Airport (HEGN / HRG) is a large commercial airport serving Hurghada, Egypt. The airport sits 32 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into HRG for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Sharm El Sheikh International Airport (SSH, 58 nm), Neom Bay Airport (NUM, 91 nm), and Saint Catherine International Airport (SKV, 92 nm).
Charter pricing from HRG depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Al Ghardaqah and الغردقة. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Hurghada.
Field capability
ICAO
HEGN
IATA
HRG
FAA / Local
HEGN
Elevation
32 ft
Coordinates
27.1768° N · 33.7967° 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 32 ft, HRG sits lower than 90% 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.
- 58nmSSHSharm El Sheikh International AirportSharm El Sheikh
- 91nmNUMNeom Bay AirportSharma
- 92nmSKVSaint Catherine International AirportSaint Catherine
- 106nmRMFMarsa Alam International AirportMarsa Alam
- 108nmLXRLuxor International AirportLuxor
- 121nmHMBSuhaj International AirportSuhaj
Location
Open the full mapHEGN · Hurghada International Airport · Hurghada, Egypt