Borg El Arab Airport HBEHEAX

HBE, long known as Borg El Arab Airport and now also referred to as Alexandria International Airport, is Alexandria’s main operating airport about 40–45 km southwest of the city. It is not a major global alliance hub, and travelers should not expect the scale, redundancy, or airside connectivity of Cairo, Istanbul, or Gulf mega-hubs. Its role is more practical: a regional and international gateway for Alexandria, the Nile Delta and Egypt’s North Coast, with a mix of EgyptAir, Air Arabia Egypt, Air Cairo and regional/international operators serving domestic Egypt, the Gulf, Turkey, North Africa and some European points. Air Arabia Egypt has a base here, but HBE is mainly an origin-and-destination airport rather than a connection machine. The new Terminal 2, brought into operation in 2025, is the key passenger facility; check your airline confirmation because older references may still mention the 2010 Terminal 1 layout. For the city, road transport is the realistic choice: ride-hail, taxi or pre-booked transfer, typically around 40–60 minutes to central Alexandria depending on traffic. For layovers, treat HBE as functional rather than entertainment-heavy: there is lounge access, food, shops and nearby hotels, but no connected airside hotel and no reason to plan a tight self-transfer unless both flights are on one protected ticket.

Timezone: Africa/Cairo

Airport lounges

Lounge access is reference info; commission never ranks.

Official info

Official site

https://borgelarab-airport.com/

As of 2026-06-21 — confirm with the airport.

Airport facts

ICAO

HEAX

Elevation

171 ft

Scheduled service

Yes

Runways

2

Longest runway

11156 ft

Terminals

Airport services

Cities served

Hotels near the airport