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Al Ismailiyya Air Base
HEISAl Ismailiyya, EgyptELEV 43 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
7 nm
To the nearest alternate
Abu Suwayr Air Base (HE35) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Al Ismailiyya Air Base (HEIS) sits in Al Ismailiyya, Egypt, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 43 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into HEIS for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Abu Suwayr Air Base (HE35, 7 nm), Bilbeis 2 Airfield (EG-0003, 31 nm), and Bilbeis Air Base (HE37, 35 nm).
Charter pricing from HEIS depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under RAF Ismailia and Al Ismailiya. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Al Ismailiyya.
Field capability
ICAO
HEIS
IATA
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FAA / Local
HEIS
Elevation
43 ft
Coordinates
30.5980° N · 32.2357° 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
Elevation vs Egypt fields
state range 10–4,402 ft
At 43 ft, HEIS sits lower than 84% 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.
- 7nmHE35Abu Suwayr Air BaseAbu Suwayr
- 31nmEG-0003Bilbeis 2 AirfieldBilbeis
- 35nmHE37Bilbeis Air BaseBilbeis
- 38nmCCECapital International AirportNew Cairo
- 41nmPSDPort Said International AirportPort Said
- 47nmHE32Al Mansurah AirbaseMansoura
Location
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