Cairo Sphinx airport in Giza,Egypt, virtual tour
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- Опубликовано: 1 янв 2024
- Hello and welcome to the new Sphinx airport in Giza, Egypt!
Sphinx International Airport (IATA: SPX) is a smaller airport, serving the city of Giza, on the western side of Cairo, Egypt.
In October 2017 it was announced that the airport will be open to commercial flights in summer 2018 and is set to start experimental operations in October 2018.
In January 2019 EgyptAir Express launched test flights to Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh, Luxor and Aswan.
On 1 January 2020, the airport received its first international flight from Jordan, operated by Fly Jordan. On 2 November 2022, scheduled flights from Sharm El Sheikh to Sphinx airport started. The airport is operational but still undergoing final fit.
The airport is adjacent to and shares some infrastructure with the Cairo West Air Base. It is located on the Cairo-Alexandria desert road.The main runway (16R/34L) is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the Cairo West runway complex. The aircraft parking ramp and terminal facilities are on the west side of the runway. The Cairo West TACAN (Ident: BLA) is located on the field. The Cairo VOR-DME (Ident: CVO) is located 25.6 nautical miles (47 km) east of the airport.
In December 2020, it was reported the airport was being expanded to increase the total area from 4,500 to 23,000 square meters (48,000 to 248,000 square feet), helping to provide a capacity of 900 passengers per hour instead of 300. This is to accommodate an increase in passenger traffic expected as a result of the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum. The airport building is expected to include a travel hall with an area of 6,500 square meters (70,000 square feet), an arrival hall of 7,000 square meters, a food and beverage area of 1,000 square meters, duty-free shops, passport offices, an X-ray area and 28 check-in counters. This is in addition to a banking and quarantine area, a baggage claim area, eight passport counters, eight escalators, and a cooling plant with a capacity of 1,440 tons of refrigeration.
The most frequently departed route is the route to Kuwait (KWI) in Kuwait with an average of 7 flights from Sphinx International Airport every week which is 20% of all weekly departures. There are no domestic flights scheduled for departing from Giza (SPX) as far as we know.The longest flight is between Giza (SPX) and London (LTN) and takes around 5 hours and 20 minutes.
Popular airlines
Wizz Air is the largest airline here by counting the number of departures with around 9 scheduled take-offs every week. The second largest operator from Sphinx International Airport is Jazeera Airways. Two types of aircrafts are in use. The Airbus A31X/32X and the Boeing 737.
Longest flight
The route with the longest flighttime from Giza (SPX) is to London (LTN) and takes about 5h 20min with a Airbus A320
Hello and welcome to the new Sphinx airport in Giza, Egypt!
Hello, does anyone know if the visa can be obtained within that airport? how much does it cost? Is there public transportation outside? thank you
Please Buy On That! Thanks!
Hi! I planned to visit Cairo this sprint. I will land on the SPX airport. Is there any filming restriction ? I have a trip report channel and I would like to know about this if possible. Thank you a lot!
Hello...I can only tell you that I saw a no fly sign for drone just outside the airport entrance.. can't help you with more info
@@fabtoursofficial Thank you ! I appreciate it !
@@mottimoteifabian1729 thank you for watching!
is there a place to get sims? and did you get an uber?
I didn't see any but not sure
Hotel arranged me pick up
Hi. Is there money exchange? Can I pay visa by euro? Are there public transportations to Cairo? Tnk
Ciao Carlo! Allora io non ho visto nulla all' arrivo....il visto l ho comprato online prima di partire e ho evitato una mezz'ora di coda...non saprei sui trasporti .io ho preso taxy fino a Giza, organizzato dal mio hotel per 40euro.. probabilmente un taxi al momento costa meno
You can use uber in Cairo its really cheap
@@tarekwaelkamel8617 Indrive is better because he can put his price
Is it possible to buy SIM cards on arrival?
Didn't see any but not sure
@@fabtoursofficial I visited last week. For anyone who has the same question, WE mobile sim cards available to buy at the airport and the store is open 24/7.
@@nadiaakhtar7203 thank you Nadia for your help!
Hello, does anyone know if the visa can be obtained within that airport? how much does it cost? Is there public transportation outside? thank you
Yes you can obtain it at the airport too...costs 25 I guess ...I only saw taxy outside