Airports / Egypt / SPX
Sphinx International Airport
HESX / SPXAl Jiza, EgyptELEV 510 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
1 nm
To the nearest alternate
Cairo West Air Base (HECW) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Al Jiza, Egypt, Sphinx International Airport (HESX / SPX) operates as a large commercial airport. The airport sits 510 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 SPX for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Cairo West Air Base (HECW, 1 nm), Almaza Air Force Base (HEAZ, 24 nm), and Cairo International Airport (CAI, 26 nm).
Charter pricing from SPX depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under الجيزة. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Al Jiza.
Field capability
ICAO
HESX
IATA
SPX
FAA / Local
HESX
Elevation
510 ft
Coordinates
30.1082° N · 30.8957° 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 510 ft, SPX sits higher than 71% 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.
- 1nmHECWCairo West Air BaseCairo
- 24nmHEAZAlmaza Air Force BaseEl Nozha
- 26nmCAICairo International AirportCairo
- 31nmHE42Quesna AirportQuesna
- 31nmHE28Gebel El Basur Air BaseMarkaz Ad Delingat
- 40nmHE37Bilbeis Air BaseBilbeis
Location
Open the full mapHESX · Sphinx International Airport · Al Jiza, Egypt