Luxor Airport (LXR)
The Luxor International Airport is an important and significant for tourism commercial airport in the northeast African Arab Republic of Egypt. In addition to the numerous year-round international charter flight connections to predominantly European countries, several Egyptian airports are also regularly served, such as Alexandria or Cairo, from where further connecting flights are possible.
- URL: Luxor (LXR)
- Time zone: GMT 2
- Service phone: +20 95 237-4600
- Address: Luxor International Airport, Monshat Al-Amari, Al-Uqsur, Qena, Egypt
- Operator: Ministry of Civial Aviation
- Parking: Yes, chargeable, short-term and long-term parking
- Nearby cities: Luxor (6 km), Qina (56 km), Idfu (79 km)
- Transport connections: The airport is close to the highway # 2, approx. 8 kilometers southwest of Luxor.
- Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (22.40%), Tuesday (11.31%), Wednesday (9.26%), Thursday (21.14%), Friday (9.03%), Saturday (17.26%), Sunday (9.60%)
- other spellings: Al-Uqsur, Luksor, Луксор, El-Uksur, ル ク ソ ー ル, Λούξορ, 룩소르, Լուքսոր, Louxor, ლუქსორი, לוקסור, الأقصر, اقصر, 卢克索, लक्सर, அல்-உக்சுர், 樂 ซอ ร์,盧克索
Most popular destinations from Luxor (flights per week)
- Cairo(51, 79.69%)
- Kuwait International(7, 10.94%)
- Paris – Charles de Gaulle(2, 3.13%)
- Marsa Alam International Airport(2, 3.13%)
- Milan – Malpensa(1, 1.56%)
- other (1.56%)
Top airlines (share of take-offs / landings)
- Egyptair(64, 34.04%)
- Aegean Airlines(33, 17.55%)
- Jazeera Airways(10, 5.32%)
- South African Airways(9, 4.79%)
- Thai Airways(8, 4.26%)
- Air India(8, 4.26%)
- Air Arabia Egypt(7, 3.72%)
- ASL Airlines France(6, 3.19%)
- Neos Air(4, 2.13%)
- Almasria Universal Airlines(2, 1.06%)
- other (19.68%)
Location
The airport is about 8 kilometers southwest of the city and is located between the two small towns of Nag el Amar and Nag el Hamziya. It can be reached from Luxor via the signposted motorway # 2. A shuttle bus runs regularly between the airport and Luxor, and you can find out the current departure times on site. Otherwise, the arrival and onward journey is of course also possible with a car / taxi / rental car.
Historical weather data for Luxor
| Maximum Temperature °C | Mean Temperature °C | Lowest Temperature °C | |
| Jan | 23.0 | 14.4 | 6.0 |
| Feb | 25.0 | 16.4 | 7.0 |
| Mar | 29.0 | 20 | 11.0 |
| Apr | 35.0 | 25 | 6.0 |
| May | 39.0 | 30.3 | 20.0 |
| Jun | 41.0 | 31.1 | 23.0 |
| Jul | 41.0 | 32.2 | 24.0 |
| Aug | 41.0 | 32 | 24.0 |
| Sep | 38.0 | 30.6 | 21.0 |
| Oct | 35.0 | 27.5 | 18.0 |
| Nov | 30.0 | 21.4 | 12.0 |
| Dec | 25.0 | 16.4 | 8.0 |
