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Control tower at Sharm El Sheikh International Airport. The airport was opened on 14 May 1968 as an Israeli Air Force base. [citation needed] After the signing of the Egypt–Israel peace treaty in 1979 and subsequent Israeli withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula, it was reopened as a civilian airport. [citation needed]
Sharm El Sheikh is located on the Egyptian Red Sea coast, at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula. Sharm El Sheikh is on a promontory overlooking the Straits of Tiran at the mouth of the Gulf of Aqaba. Its strategic importance led to its transformation from a fishing village into a major port and naval base for the Egyptian Navy.
Air Cairo operates scheduled flights to the Middle East and Europe and also operates charter flights to Egypt from Europe on behalf of tour operators. Its bases are Cairo International Airport, Sharm El Sheikh International Airport and Hurghada International Airport with the company head office located in the Sheraton Heliopolis Zone. [5]
AMC Airlines is a charter airline based in Cairo, Egypt. It operates charter flights from Egypt's tourist destinations to Europe, regular charters to the Middle East as well as domestic flights. The airline also operates ad hoc VIP flights and military transport (for the United Nations).
Airport Notes Refs Egypt: Alexandria: Borg El Arab International Airport: Hub [2] Cairo: Cairo International Airport [4] Sharm El Sheikh: Sharm El Sheikh International Airport: Seasonal Charter [5] Jordan: Amman: Queen Alia International Airport [2] Kuwait: Kuwait City: Kuwait International Airport [2] Morocco: Casablanca: Mohammed V ...
Most tourists arrive at Sharm El Sheikh International Airport, through Eilat, Israel and the Taba Border Crossing, by road from Cairo or by ferry from Aqaba in Jordan. [citation needed] Cacti – especially cactus pears – are grown in Sinai. They are a crop of the Columbian Exchange.
Despite being over 135 miles (217 km) north of the tropical zone, the city experiences a tropical hot desert climate (Köppen: BWh), [10] with steadier temperatures than places to the north such as Hurghada and Sharm el Sheikh. Among major Egyptian cities and resorts, Marsa Alam, Kosseir and Sharm el-Sheikh have the warmest nighttime ...