Port Said Airport

Airport

PSD

Location of airport in Sinai

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
10/28	2,349	7,707	Asphalt

Source: DAFIF^[1]^[2]

Port Said Airport (IATA: PSD, ICAO: HEPS) serves the city of Port Said, Egypt, at the north end of the Suez Canal. In 2011, the airport served 36,962 passengers (-5.5% vs. 2010).

Modernisation

The airport underwent a modernisation program with a partial inauguration in February 2011. The airport is seen to be vital for the coastal city and to sustain its industrial expansion plans.^[3]

Airlines and destinations

There are currently no scheduled services to and from the airport.

Accidents and incidents

During a training flight on 15 January 2008, a Beech C90B King Air operated by the Nuclear Centre Survey crashed 500 meters from the airport while performing circuits, killing both the pilot and training pilot.^[4]

References

^ "Airport information for HEPS". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
^ Airport information for PSD at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
^ "Port Said Airport to be inaugurated in February - Economy - Business - Ahram Online". english.ahram.org.eg. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
^ Accident Report from National Transportation Safety Board