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Port Said Airport

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Airport type
  
Public

Serves
  
Port Said, Egypt

10/28
  
2,349

Code
  
PSD

Operator
  
Government

Elevation AMSL
  
8 ft / 2 m

2,349
  
7,707

Elevation
  
2 m

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Approach and landing at heps port said airport in egypt in n92mm c172


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).

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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.

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.

    • References

    Port Said Airport Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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