The Alexandria – El Nouzha International Airport is one of the most important airports in Egypt. It is mainly used as a bathing destination by tourists from Egypt and the Middle East. Furthermore, the second largest city in Egypt still has the Alexandria – Borg el Arab airport, located approx. 45 kilometers to the south-west.
- URL: Alexandria International (ALY)
- Time zone: GMT 2
- Service phone: +20 3 963-979; +20 3 4270-979
- Operator: Ministry of Civil Aviation
- Parking: Yes, chargeable, short-term and long-term parking
- Nearby cities: Alexandria (3 km), Kafr ad Dawwār (18 km), Idku (36 km), Damanhûr (52 km), Disuq (67 km), Kafr ash Shaykh (94 km)
- Transport connections: The airport is located approx. 7 kilometers southeast of the city center. The driveway is just off Highway # 1, which connects Alexandria with Cairo.
- Train connections: Between the Misr station (Mahahat Misr) in Alexandria and the Ramses station (Mahahat Ramses) in Cairo there is a train connection every 60 minutes with the “turbo” express train between approx. 04:30 and 22:00 h.
- Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (0.00%), Tuesday (0.00%), Wednesday (0.00%), Thursday (0.00%), Friday (0.00%), Saturday (0.00%), Sunday (0.00%)
- other spellings: Iskindireyya, Al-Iskandariya, Alexandrië, Rakotə, إسكندرية, Αλεξάνδρεια, الإسكندرية, Alejandría, Alexandria, Alexandria-El Nhouza Airport, Iskandariah, Alegsàndiri, אלכסנדריה, Александрия, Aleksandria, İskenderiye, Alexandaria, 알렉산드리아,アレクサンドリア, اسکندریه, อ เล็ก ซาน เด รี ย, 亚历山大 港, 亞歷山大 港, Ալեքսանդրիա, Alessandria
Location
The airport is located approx. 7 kilometers southeast of the city center. The entrance is located directly on the well-signposted highway # 1, which connects Alexandria with Cairo (Desert Road – الإسكندرية الصحراوي). Bus routes # 303 (٣٠٣) and # 310 (٣١٠) run regularly between the airport and Midan Orabi Square during the day. You can find out the current departure times on site. Otherwise, the arrival and onward journey is also possible with a taxi / rental car.
Historical weather data for Alexandria International
| Maximum Temperature °C | Mean Temperature °C | Lowest Temperature °C | Mean Water Temperature °C | |
| Jan | 18.0 | 14.1 | 9.0 | 17.0 |
| Feb | 19.0 | 14.7 | 9.0 | 16.0 |
| Mar | 21.0 | 16.2 | 11.0 | 16.0 |
| Apr | 24.0 | 18.6 | 13.0 | 18.0 |
| May | 27.0 | 21.3 | 16.0 | 20.0 |
| Jun | 28.0 | 24 | 20.0 | 23.0 |
| Jul | 30.0 | 25.9 | 23.0 | 25.0 |
| Aug | 31.0 | 26.5 | 23.0 | 26.0 |
| Sep | 29.0 | 25.5 | 21.0 | 26.0 |
| Oct | 28.0 | 23.6 | 18.0 | 24.0 |
| Nov | 24.0 | 20.2 | 15.0 | 22.0 |
| Dec | 20.0 | 16.2 | 11.0 | 19.0 |