Saint Catherine International Airport

IATA SKVICAO HESCMedium airport

Saint Catherine International Airport is a medium airport near Saint Catherine in South Sinai Governorate, Egypt. It is listed as IATA SKV and ICAO HESC. The airport is located at 28.6843° / 34.0644° at an elevation of 1,342 m (4,402 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 2,115 m. The nearest airport is Saint Catherine Hospital Heliport, 17 km (11 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Saint Catherine International Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Saint Catherine International Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`SKV`
ICAO code	`HESC`
Identifier	`HESC`
Type	Medium airport
City	Saint Catherine
Region	South Sinai Governorate
Country	Egypt
Coordinates	28.68429, 34.06441
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	28° 41′ 03.45″ N 34° 03′ 51.87″ E
Elevation	1,342 m (4,402 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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