Airports / Egypt / LXR
Luxor International Airport
HELX / LXRLuxor, EgyptELEV 276 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
66 nm
To the nearest alternate
Suhaj International Airport (HMB).
Overview
Luxor International Airport (HELX / LXR) sits in Luxor, Egypt, where it functions as a large commercial airport. The field lies at an elevation of 276 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
LXR has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Suhaj International Airport (HMB, 66 nm), Marsa Alam International Airport (RMF, 102 nm), and Aswan International Airport (ASW, 103 nm).
Quotes for flights out of LXR vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from LXR, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
HELX
IATA
LXR
FAA / Local
HELX
Elevation
276 ft
Coordinates
25.6710° N · 32.7064° 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 276 ft, LXR sits higher 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.
- 66nmHMBSuhaj International AirportSuhaj
- 102nmRMFMarsa Alam International AirportMarsa Alam
- 103nmASWAswan International AirportAswan
- 108nmHRGHurghada International AirportHurghada
- 123nmATZAsyut International AirportAsyut
- 165nmSSHSharm El Sheikh International AirportSharm El Sheikh
Location
Open the full mapHELX · Luxor International Airport · Luxor, Egypt