AviatDataAlexandria International Airport HBE / HEAX
Alexandria · Egypt · Egyptian Airports Company (EAC), subsidiary of the state-owned Egyptian Holding Company for Airports and Air Navigation (EHCAAN), under the Ministry of Civil Aviation
1.9Mpax · 2024
H24International · customs & immigrationJet A-1
ICAO / IATAHEAX / HBE
OperatorEgyptian Airports Company (EAC), subsidiary of the state-owned Egyptian Holding Company for Airports and Air Navigation (EHCAAN), under the Ministry of Civil Aviation
Coordinates30.9178°N, 29.6964°E
Elevation177 ft · 54 m
Time zoneEET (UTC+2, DST reinstated 2023)
Passengers / yr1,900,000 (2024)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceHEAX — AIP Egypt (NANSC)
Operating hoursH24 — no published curfew
TerminalsTwo terminals: T1 (opened Feb 2010, 24,000 sqm boat-shaped 3-floor building, ~1.2M pax/yr design capacity, 4 movable boarding bridges) and T2 (airline operations moved over 1 Jan 2025, 40,000 sqm, billed as Africa's first "green airport" terminal — solar power, VRV air-conditioning, LED lighting — 4.8M pax/yr design capacity, 40 check-in counters, 40 passport counters, 5 baggage carousels, 120,000 sqm apron for 16 medium aircraft); combined design capacity raised to 6M pax/yr.
Runways (2)
- 14L/32R · 3,400 m / 11,155 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt
- 14R/32L · 3,400 m / 11,155 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt
Airport contact
Formerly Borg El Arab International Airport (ICAO HEBA); renamed Alexandria International Airport with ICAO changed to HEAX effective 4 September 2025 per an Alexandria Governorate/Ministry of Civil Aviation announcement (Al-Ahram, 4 Sep 2025) — IATA code HBE is unchanged. Alexandria and the Nile Delta's principal air gateway, ~40km SW of the city at Borg El Arab/Amreya; EgyptAir focus city and Air Arabia Egypt operating base, with Air Cairo, Saudia, Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines, flydubai, Jazeera and other Gulf/Mediterranean carriers. The new Terminal 2 (opened Jan 2025) roughly quintupled design capacity to 6M pax/yr, well ahead of actual CY2024 traffic of ~1.9M; CY2025 monthly trends pointed toward ~2.2M but no official full-year per-airport figure had been published as of this record. No dedicated official airport website could be independently verified — the top web result for "Borg El Arab airport" (borgelarab-airport.com) explicitly identifies itself as an unofficial third-party travel guide, not an EAC/EHCAAN property; runway ILS categories were likewise not confirmable against a primary AIP chart and are left unconfirmed rather than assumed.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 3 providers
EGYPTAIR Ground Services (EGAS)
First ISAGO-certified ground handling company in Africa/the Middle East (5th in the world, since 2008); company's own About page (gs.egyptair.com) names Borg El Arab (HBE) among its ISAGO-certified stations alongside CAI, SSH, HRG, LXR and ASW, corroborated independently by EGYPTAIR Group's own corporate page and Egypt Today, providing passenger and ramp/turnaround handling.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Egyptian Aviation Services (EAS)
Independent Egyptian ground handler; company history page (eas-eg.com/our-history) states EAS expanded operations in 1995 to "major airports in Egypt, including Sharm El-Sheikh, Hurghada, and Alexandria (Borg El Arab)", providing ramp handling, passenger handling, load control/DCS and representation for international and domestic carriers.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
ASE Group
ISAGO-certified handler with a dedicated Borg El Arab (HBE) station page (asegrp.aero/locations/Borg-El-Arab) confirming IATA code HBE, ICAO HEBA, SITA ALYKXXH, the exact phone and email listed here, and a local team of 500+; provides passenger handling, ramp services and aircraft servicing.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel
Unconfirmed
Misr Petroleum Company
State-linked national jet-fuel marketer (agent for Shell, BP and Total; ~85% of Egyptian aviation-fuel market across 12+ airports per misrpetroleum.com.eg). Company site lists company-owned aviation fuel storage at "Alexandria" alongside Cairo, Aswan, Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh, but does not distinguish which Alexandria-area airport; a separate directory (AC-U-KWIK) ties a Misr Petroleum fuel/FBO listing specifically to Alexandria International (ALY/HEAX) — the older, largely non-commercial in-town airport — rather than to Borg El Arab (HBE). No source found confirming Misr Petroleum performs into-plane fuelling at HBE specifically; station assignment and whether Misr Petroleum or a contracted agent physically fuels here is unconfirmed.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Available
EgyptAir In-Flight Services
EgyptAir's flight-kitchen affiliate; a LinkedIn profile confirms a named "EGYPTAIR IN-FLIGHT SERVICES ALEX. UNIT MANAGER" running the Alexandria unit, providing onboard catering for flights at Alexandria/Borg El Arab. Phone/email confirmed via businessairnews.com's industry listing for the company, but these are the Cairo head-office contacts — the Alexandria unit's own direct line is unconfirmed.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Available · 2 providers
ASE Group
Cargo handling listed among ASE Group's services at its Borg El Arab (HBE) station page (asegrp.aero/locations/Borg-El-Arab).
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
EGYPTAIR Cargo
Operates the cargo handling facility at Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE); egyptair-cargo.com's Accreditation page confirms an IATA CEIV Pharma certificate for "EGYPTAIR Cargo, Cargo handling facility, Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE)" and an ISAGO ground-ops certificate for "Alexandria, Egypt", corroborated by the CEIV Pharma renewal being reported as covering "Cairo and Borg El Arab" cargo facilities (Egyptian Gazette, Transport Journal, LinkedIn/newsaero).
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aviation security
Available
EGYPTAIR Cargo
Holds RA3 (regulated agent) cargo-security accreditation "For EGYPTAIR CARGO - Alexandria, Egypt", confirmed directly on egyptair-cargo.com's Accreditation page (ECAA/IATA-recognised, alongside separate RA3 listings for Cairo and Luxor).
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Passenger & crew transport
Available · 2 providers
Sixt
Car rental counter in the Borg El Arab International Airport terminal, confirmed by multiple independent sources (medcarhire.com, Skyscanner, borgelarabinternationalairport.com, QEEQ). A specific airline/crew contract is unconfirmed — this is a general passenger rental desk.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Avis
Car rental office in the Borg El Arab International Airport terminal building, confirmed by multiple independent sources (borgelarabinternationalairport.com, Skyscanner, QEEQ, vipcars.com). A specific airline/crew contract is unconfirmed — this is a general passenger rental desk.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Flight support
Available · 3 providers
Menzies Aviation
Dedicated network station page for Borg El Arab (HBE) on menziesaviation.com; corroborated by an aviationpros.com report that Menzies operates Pearl Lounge/meet-and-assist services at eight Egyptian airports including Borg El Arab, and by third-party lounge directories confirming two lounges (Pearl Lounge and a Business Class Lounge) at HBE. Broader ramp/ground-handling scope at this specific station is not spelled out on the page and remains unconfirmed.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
AN Aviation Services
FBO/ground-handling agent (est. 1991, CAA Egypt authorised) with an office at Borg El Arab per its own site (an.aero) and independently listed as "AN Aviation Services in Borg El Arab - Ground Handling - Permits - Fuel" by third-party Egyptian business directories; provides ground handling, fuel coordination, permits and flight support. Station-level contact details are unconfirmed. · 24/7
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aviary Aero
FBO/supervision service at Borg El Arab, operated under the AviaVIP network of Aviapartner Group; aviavip.com's own "Borg El Arab (Aviary)" station page confirms IATA/ICAO codes HBE/HEBA and lists this exact phone and email as the 24/7 contact, corroborated by aviapages.com and fbo-finder.com listings. · 24/7
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Hotel & travel
Not listed