Sharq El Owainat Airport

Sharq El Owainat Airport (IATA: GSQ, ICAO: HEOW) is a small airport serving Sharq El Owainat which is located in Western Desert of Egypt. The airport caters to the New Valley Governorate. In 2011, it served 6,559 passengers (-0.8% compared to 2010).

Sharq El Owainat Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment
LocationSharq El Owainat, Egypt
Elevation AMSL859 ft / 262 m
Coordinates22°35′00″N 28°43′00″E
Map
GSQ
Location of airport in Egypt
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 3,500 11,483 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1] GCM[2] Google Maps[3]

Operations and facilities

The US$3 million airport was constructed in 3 months in 2003 to meet the needs of investors to bring equipment and to export crops. It occupies 36 square kilometres, with a main runway of 3500m and an apron that can serve 8 aircraft. A simple terminal building can serve passengers at a rate of 100 per hour. No automatic luggage conveyor is provided inside the terminal.

The Shark El Oweinat non-directional beacon (Ident: OWT) is located just east of the field.[4] The Oweinat non-directional beacon (Ident: ENT) is located 9 nautical miles (17 km) west of the runway.[5]

In August 2009, EgyptAir signed an agreement with a UAE-based agricultural investment firm Janan Investment Company to operate a weekly Sunday flight from the capital's Cairo International Airport to Sharq El Owainat Airport in order to serve the movement of workers and investors to encourage agricultural investment in the region.

The airport is managed under a Build-Operate-Transfer operation. The runway is not equipped with lights for night operation. The airport is in a free trade zone and has facilities for storing and packaging goods for export.

Airlines and destinations

No airlines currently operate from the airport.

See also

References
  1. Airport information for HEOW at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  2. Airport information for GSQ at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. Sharq Al-Owainat
  4. "Shark El Oweinat NDB (OWT) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  5. "SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts". skyvector.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.


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