Airports / Egypt / ASW
Aswan International Airport
HESN / ASWAswan, EgyptELEV 650 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
103 nm
To the nearest alternate
Luxor International Airport (LXR).
Overview
Aswan International Airport (HESN / ASW) is a large commercial airport serving Aswan, Egypt. Field elevation is 650 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list ASW as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Luxor International Airport (LXR, 103 nm), Abu Simbel Airport (ABS, 116 nm), and Marsa Alam International Airport (RMF, 136 nm).
Trip costs from ASW are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as aswan airport. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from ASW to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
HESN
IATA
ASW
FAA / Local
HESN
Elevation
650 ft
Coordinates
23.9611° N · 32.8204° 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 650 ft, ASW sits higher than 81% 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.
- 103nmLXRLuxor International AirportLuxor
- 116nmABSAbu Simbel AirportAbu Simbel
- 136nmRMFMarsa Alam International AirportMarsa Alam
- 145nmEESBerenice International Airport / Banas Cape Air BaseBerenice Troglodytica
- 155nmHMBSuhaj International AirportSuhaj
- 200nmHRGHurghada International AirportHurghada
Location
Open the full mapHESN · Aswan International Airport · Aswan, Egypt