Airports / Egypt / SKV
Saint Catherine International Airport
HESC / SKVSaint Catherine, EgyptELEV 4,402 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
46 nm
To the nearest alternate
Sharm El Sheikh International Airport (SSH).
Overview
Saint Catherine International Airport, listed as HESC / SKV, is a mid-sized airport in Saint Catherine, Egypt. The airport sits 4,402 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 SKV for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Sharm El Sheikh International Airport (SSH, 46 nm), Taba International Airport (TCP, 66 nm), and King Hussein International Airport (AQJ, 75 nm).
Charter pricing from SKV depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Saint Catherine.
Field capability
ICAO
HESC
IATA
SKV
FAA / Local
HESC
Elevation
4,402 ft
Coordinates
28.6843° N · 34.0644° 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 4,402 ft, SKV sits higher than 97% 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.
- 46nmSSHSharm El Sheikh International AirportSharm El Sheikh
- 66nmTCPTaba International AirportTaba
- 75nmAQJKing Hussein International AirportAqaba
- 79nmNUMNeom Bay AirportSharma
- 80nmETMRamon International AirportEilat
- 92nmHRGHurghada International AirportHurghada
Location
Open the full mapHESC · Saint Catherine International Airport · Saint Catherine, Egypt