Luxor International Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Luxor International Airport
nativename =


IATA = LXR
ICAO = HELX
type = Public
owner =
operator = Egyptian Airport Company
city-served = Luxor, Egypt
location =
elevation-f = 294
elevation-m = 90
website = [http://www.luxor-airport.com/ www.luxor-airport.com]
metric-rwy = y
r1-number = 02/20
r1-length-m = 3,000
r1-length-f = 9,842
r1-surface = Asphalt
footnotes = Sources: Airport web site [ [http://www.luxor-airport.com/ Luxor Airport] , official web site] and DAFIFWAD|HELX|source=DAFIF] GCM|LXR|source=DAFIF]

Luxor International Airport Airport codes|LXR|HELX is the main airport serving the city of Luxor, Egypt. It is located four miles (6km) east of the city.

Many charter airlines use the airport, as it is a popular tourist destination for those visiting the River Nile and the Valley of the Kings.

In 2007, the airport served 1,977,568 passengers (-3.6% vs. 2006). In 2005 the airport was upgraded to accommodate up to 8 million passengers a year.

Facilities for passengers include 48 check-in desks, 8 gates, 5 baggage claim belts, a post office, a bank, a Bureau de Change, an auto exchange machine (CIB), restaurants, cafeterias, a VIP Lounge, a duty free shop, a newsagent/tobacconist, a chemist shop, a gift shop, a travel agent, a tourist help desk, car rental, first aid, a baby/parent Room, disabled access/facilities and a business centre.

Facilities for cargo include refrigerated storage, animal quarantine, livestock handling, health officials, X-Ray equipment, and fumigation equipment.

The cargo Terminal handling agent for the airport are "Egyptair Cargo".

Airlines and destinations

*Aigle Azur (Paris-Orly, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Toulouse, Marseille)
*Air Arabia (Sharjah)
*Air Austral (Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
*airberlin (Erfurt, Frankfurt, Nuremberg)
*Air Mediterranee (Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Nante)
*Alexandria Airlines (Alexandria, Kuwait)
*AMC Airlines (various domestic and international charter services)
*Arkefly (Amsterdam)
*Austrian Airlines (Vienna)
*Edelweiss Air (Zurich)
*EgyptAir (Aswan, Barcelona, Brussels, Cairo, Frankfurt, Hurghada, Jeddah, Kuwait, London-Heathrow, Madrid, Milan-Malpensa, Paris Orly, Rome-Fiumicino, Sharm El Sheikh, Vienna)
**EgyptAir Express (Alexandria, Cairo, Sharm El Sheikh)
*Jazeera Airways (Kuwait)
*First Choice Airways (London-Gatwick)
*Kuwait Airways (Kuwait)
*Luxair (Luxembourg )
*Luxor Air (Baku, Istanbul)
*Monarch Airlines (London-Gatwick, Manchester)
*Niki (Salzburg, Vienna)
*Qatar Airways (Doha)
*Thomas Cook Airlines (Birmingham, London-Gatwick, Manchester)
*Thomsonfly (Birmingham, London-Gatwick, Manchester)
*transavia.com (Amsterdam, Paris-Orly)
*TUIfly (Nuremberg, Stuttgart)
*Wind Jet (Catania)

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