# Sphinx International Airport

Source: https://jetatlas.ai/en/airports/hesx
Publisher: JetAtlas
Retrieved: 2026-10-27T22:47:48.014Z (not the data verification date)
Record updated: unknown
Verified: unknown
Published: not recorded
Requested language: en
Field languages: {"name":"en","notes":"en","hours":"en","max_aircraft_note":"en"}
Terms: CC BY 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

- Airport hours, customs, slots and restrictions must be confirmed with the airport. Runway length alone does not establish operational suitability.

Cairo's western airport on the road to Alexandria, 20 minutes from the Grand Egyptian Museum and the Giza pyramids and 50 from central Cairo, with a business-aviation terminal, dedicated CIQ and a long runway. Daylight-only operations and 48-hour pre-notification; a fast alternative to Cairo International for Giza-bound visitors.

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  "kind": "airport",
  "slug": "hesx",
  "icao": "HESX",
  "iata": "SPX",
  "name": "Sphinx International Airport",
  "city_slug": "cairo",
  "country": "Egypt",
  "country_code": "EG",
  "lat": 30.1085,
  "lon": 30.8946,
  "elevation_ft": 553,
  "longest_runway_ft": 11975,
  "runway_surface": "asphalt",
  "customs": true,
  "h24": false,
  "hours": "Sunrise–sunset (no runway lighting yet, verify)",
  "slots_required": false,
  "ppr_required": true,
  "noise_curfew": true,
  "distance_to_centre_km": 40,
  "drive_minutes": 50,
  "role": "mixed",
  "fbos": [
    "Sphinx International Airport GA Terminal",
    "Smart Aviation Sphinx"
  ],
  "fuel": [
    "Jet A-1"
  ],
  "helipad": true,
  "max_aircraft_note": "Any size including widebody VIP (3,650 m runway); daylight only.",
  "notes": "Cairo's western airport on the road to Alexandria, 20 minutes from the Grand Egyptian Museum and the Giza pyramids and 50 from central Cairo, with a business-aviation terminal, dedicated CIQ and a long runway. Daylight-only operations and 48-hour pre-notification; a fast alternative to Cairo International for Giza-bound visitors.",
  "website": null
}
```

## References

Methodology: https://jetatlas.ai/en/methodology
Cite: JetAtlas, https://jetatlas.ai/en/airports/hesx