Luxor International Airport

Luxor International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic, Military
OperatorEgyptian Airport Company
ServesLuxor, Egypt
Elevation AMSL294 ft (90 m)
Coordinates25°40′15″N 32°42′23″E / 25.67083°N 32.70639°E / 25.67083; 32.70639
Websitehttps://airport-luxor.com
Map
LXR is located in Egypt
LXR
LXR
Location of airport in Egypt
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
Sources: Airport web site[1] and DAFIF[2][3]

Luxor International Airport (IATA: LXR, ICAO: HELX) is the main airport serving the city of Luxor, Egypt. It is located 6 km (4 miles) 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.

Facilities

In 2005, the airport was upgraded[4] 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,[5] a bank,[5] a Bureau de change, an auto exchange machine (CIB), restaurants, cafeterias, a VIP Lounge, a duty-free shop,[4] a newsagent/tobacconist, a chemist shop, a gift shop, a travel agency,[5] a tourist help desk, car rental, first aid, a baby/parent Room, disabled access/facilities and a business centre.[5]

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 is EgyptAir Cargo.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Luxor Airport:

Apron view of Luxor International Airport
Luxor Aerodrome terminal 1961
AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines Seasonal: Athens[6]
Air Cairo Bilbao,[7] Bologna,[8] Cairo,[9] Catania,[10] Hurghada,[11] Madrid,[9] Málaga,[9] Milan–Malpensa,[12] Rome–Fiumicino,[9] Sharm El Sheikh,[9] Valencia[7]
Seasonal: Barcelona,[7] Cologne, (begins 17 October 2026)[13] Jeddah,[14] Medina, Paris–Charles de Gaulle,[15] Verona[12]
easyJet Seasonal: London–Gatwick,[16] Lyon (begins 31 October 2026),[17] Milan–Malpensa,[18] Nantes (begins 31 October 2026),[17] Paris–Charles de Gaulle[17]
Edelweiss Air Seasonal: Zürich[19]
Egyptair Cairo[20]
Seasonal: Barcelona,[21] Jeddah[22], London–Heathrow,[9] Madrid,[23] Milan–Malpensa,[24] Sharm El Sheikh[9]
Jazeera Airways Kuwait City[25]
Kuwait Airways Seasonal: Kuwait City[26]
Luxair Seasonal: Luxembourg[27]
Neos Seasonal: Milan–Malpensa[28]
Nesma Airlines Seasonal: Cairo,[29] Jeddah
Nile Air Cairo[30]
Seasonal charter: Milan–Malpensa,[31] Rome–Fiumicino[9]
Pegasus Airlines Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[32]
Petroleum Air Services Seasonal charter: Cairo[33]
Sundair Seasonal: Berlin[34]
Transavia Seasonal: Paris–Orly[35]
TUI Airways Seasonal: London–Gatwick,[36] Manchester[37]
TUI fly Belgium Seasonal: Brussels[38]
TUI fly Deutschland Seasonal: Düsseldorf[13]
Vueling Seasonal: Barcelona[39]

Accidents and incidents

  • On 21 September 1987, an EgyptAir Airbus A300 crashed on landing during a training flight, killing all five crew members on board.[40]
  • On 6 April 1994, a Sudan Airways Boeing 737-200 was hijacked and diverted to Luxor. Upon landing, the hijacker surrendered to the authorities. There were no fatalities or injuries and the aircraft was not damaged.[41]
  • On 20 February 2009, an Antonov An-12 crashed after an engine caught fire on take-off. All five crew were killed.[42]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Luxor Airport, official web site
  2. ↑ "Airport information for HELX". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  3. ↑ "Airport information for LXR". DAFIF. October 2006 – via Great Circle Mapper.
  4. 1 2 "History of Luxor Airport (LXR): Airport History and Facts, Luxor Area, Egypt". www.luxor-lux.airports-guides.com. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Luxor Airport (LXR) Airlines and Terminals: Airlines at Airports in Luxor Area, Egypt". www.luxor-lux.airports-guides.com. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Aegean Airlines to distribute dividend | eKathimerini.com". 6 May 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 Cite error: The named reference MadridLuxor was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ↑ Lassetter, Jon (28 September 2023). "Bologna passes a million monthly passengers; is Italy's sixth busiest airport; (U)LCCs have 63% of flights". Air Service One. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Air Cairo launches its first regular flights between Cairo, Aswan and Abu Simbel - Tourism - Egypt". Ahram Online. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  10. ↑ Simmini, Gabriele (19 July 2023). "Catania Airport in chaos after fire: what happens now for companies and passengers". The Flight Club. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  11. ↑ Al-Qattan, Taher (15 April 2023). "تكثيف رحلات الطيران الداخلي بين المدن السياحية تزامنا مع إجازات عيد الفطر - بوابة الشروق" (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  12. 1 2 "Air Cairo's news for the summer". 30 September 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  13. 1 2 "Neue Direktflüge nach Luxor ab Winter 2026/27" (in German). 28 August 2026. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "Air Cairo to resume Luxor-Jeddah service". Aaco: Arab Air Carriers Organization - الإتحاد العربي للنقل الجوي. 24 July 2023.
  15. ↑ "Air Cairo déploie ses ailes en France | Air Journal". 17 October 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  16. ↑ "EasyJet to serve Luxor for first time in more than a decade".
  17. 1 2 3 "EASYJET LAUNCHES FLIGHTS TO LUXOR FROM LYON AND NANTES AND FOCUSES ON NILE CRUISES". air-journal.fr. 27 June 2026.
  18. ↑ "Easyjet per la winter aprirà due nuove rotte su Luxor e Strasburgo". www.malpensanews.it. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  19. ↑ "Edelweiss mit neuem Ziel in Ägypten". Fliegerweb (in German). 28 December 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  20. ↑ Ros, Miquel (23 January 2026). "EgyptAir CEO on A350s and brand-new Cairo terminal". Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  21. ↑ "EgyptAir Flight From Barcelona Lands in Luxor Airport for First Time". CairoScene. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  22. ↑ "EgyptAir operates 17 flights to Saudi Arabia". 17 June 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  23. ↑ الغني, كتب محمود عبد (25 January 2025). "مصر للطيران تختتم فعالياتها بالمعرض الدولى للسياحة بالعاصمة الإسبانية مدريد". اليوم السابع (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  24. ↑ "Egyptair inaugura il primo volo diretto Milano Malpensa-Luxor Agenzia di stampa Italpress". Italpress (in Italian). 2 July 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  25. ↑ "Jazeera restores Kuwait–India connectivity under Vande Bharat". TradeArabia. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  26. ↑ Khan, Ankita Neogi (23 March 2026). "Kuwait Airways Reintroduces Cairo Flights, Operating Four Times a Week via Dammam, Strengthening Regional Travel Networks and Tourism – Here's What You Should Know - Travel And Tour World". Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  27. ↑ Kambala, Megane (10 February 2025). "Luxembourg's top travel picks for 2025". Luxembourg Times. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
  28. ↑ "Oltre Sharm e Marsa Alam" (in Italian). 20 April 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  29. ↑ Chowdhury, Soumi (28 June 2026). "Nesma Airlines Fleet Expansion Accelerates As Flyplus Rebrand Gains Momentum With New Airbus A321 Delivery In 2026: All You Need To Know - Travel And Tour World". Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  30. ↑ Smith, Gordon (25 March 2022). "Nile Air reveals first European destination". Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  31. ↑ "Nile Air, al via il Milano Malpensa-Marsa Alam" (in Italian). 28 July 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  32. ↑ Herdem, Murat (28 September 2025). "Pegasus Havayolları, Marsa Alam ve Luksor'a uçacak". Herdem Aviation (in Turkish). Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  33. ↑ "KOLUMNA ALENA ŠĆURICA: Petroleum Air Services – zamaaero" (in Croatian). 30 July 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  34. ↑ Gürtler, Matthias (3 September 2024). "Ägypten: Neue Kairo-Verbindungen, aber kein SSH-Direktflug". touristik aktuell (in German). Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  35. ↑ Blancmont, Thierry (4 October 2022). "Transavia lance à Paris ses lignes vers Louxor et Bejaia | Air Journal". Retrieved 28 August 2026.
  36. ↑ "TUI links with Manchester for UK's only direct flights to Egyptian resort of Luxor | TheBusinessDesk.com". 20 July 2023. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  37. ↑ Davies, Phil (7 November 2024). "Tui Airways starts Luxor flights". Travel Weekly. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  38. ↑ Moraes, Ricardo (31 October 2023). "Brussels Airport : 135 destinations directes durant la saison hivernale 2023/2024 | Air Journal". Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  39. ↑ "Vueling operará la ruta Barcelona-Luxor a partir del próximo 28 de octubre". 6 June 2023. Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  40. ↑ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Airbus A300B4-203 SU-BCA Luxor Airport (LXR)". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  41. ↑ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-2J8C registration unknown Luxor Airport (LXR)". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  42. ↑ "Five dead in Ukrainian plane fire at Luxor airport – Summary". The Earth Times. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2009.

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