El Kharja Airport

IATA UVLICAO HEKGSmall airfield

El Kharja Airport is a small airfield near Kharja Oases in New Valley Governorate, Egypt. It is listed as IATA UVL and ICAO HEKG. The airport is located at 25.4715° / 30.5885° at an elevation of 59 m (194 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 3,500 m. The nearest airport is Suhaj International Airport, 151 km (94 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of El Kharja Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of El Kharja Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`UVL`
ICAO code	`HEKG`
Identifier	`HEKG`
Type	Small airfield
City	Kharja Oases
Region	New Valley Governorate
Country	Egypt
Coordinates	25.47148, 30.58849
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	25° 28′ 17.34″ N 30° 35′ 18.57″ E
Elevation	59 m (194 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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