Airport · Egypt
Sphinx International Airport
A large airport with scheduled flights, serving Giza.
- Codes
- SPX · HESX
- Serves
- Giza
- 32 km in a straight line
- Local time
- Africa/Cairo
- Elevation
- 155 m
- Runways
- One runway open
- Longest runway: 3,650 m
- From DXB
- 2,460 km
- 3 hrs 40 mins · Estimate
Facts
SPX at a glance
From OurAirports (public domain), with the time zone of the place it serves.
- Codes
- IATA SPXICAO HESX
- Size
- Large
- To the city centre
- 32 km in a straight line
- Elevation
- 155 m (510 ft)
- Runways
- One runway open
- Longest runway: 3,650 m
- Time zone
- Africa/Cairo
- When to go
- Giza, month by month
How far it is from the UAE
SPX from the UAE
From DXBSPX
2,460 km
3 hrs 40 mins · Estimate
From AUHSPX
2,430 km
3 hrs 35 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
The currency, plugs and emergency numbers of Egypt, where the airport is, and its clock right now.
- Local time
- Africa/Cairo
- Country
- Egypt
- Currency
- Egyptian Pound EGPToday's indicative rate: EGP 10 ≈ USD 0.187Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C and F220 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 122police123ambulance180fireAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +20 · On the right
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Flights
Flights to or from SPX
Tell us the dates and who is flying, and a person comes back with the options. This page shows no fares or schedules.