Aswan International Airport (IATA: ASW, ICAO: HESN), is a domestic airport (despite its name) located 16 km southwest of Aswan, Egypt. It was built in 1956 and upgraded in 1992 and 1999 by the Egyptian government.[3]
In October 1963, a Soviet Union military transport plane crashed at the airport, killing 14 people.[6]
20 March 1969, a United Arab Airlines Il-18 crashed while attempting to land at Aswan International Airport.[7] 100 of the 105 passengers and crew on board died.
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^Airport information for ASW at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
^ [Aswan Airport] (in Arabic). Egyptian Airports Company. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
^"Air Cairo July - October 2022 ATR72 Operations". aeroroutes.com. 21 July 2022.
^"92 Arab pilgrims die in Aswan Airport crash". The Arizona Republic. United Press International. 21 March 1969. p. A2. Retrieved 16 May 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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