Hurghada International Airport HRGHEGN

Hurghada International Airport (HRG) is best understood as a Red Sea leisure gateway rather than a major connecting hub. It handles a large mix of European holiday, charter and low-cost flying, plus Egyptian domestic and regional services; Air Cairo has a base/focus operation here, but HRG is not a major alliance hub for oneworld, Star Alliance or SkyTeam. The airport is close to Hurghada, about 5 km southwest of El Dahar, so the practical city option is a pre-arranged hotel transfer or official taxi, normally around 20 minutes in ordinary traffic. For frequent flyers, the main watch-outs are terminal assignment, immigration/security queues on holiday-bank departures, and the fact that HRG is mostly built for origin-and-destination resort traffic, not protected airside transfers.

Timezone: Africa/Cairo

Airport lounges

Lounge access is reference info; commission never ranks.

Official info

Official site

https://hurghada-airport.com/

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

Airport facts

ICAO

HEGN

Elevation

32 ft

Scheduled service

Yes

Runways

2

Longest runway

13171 ft

Terminals

To the city

• Taxi → El Dahar (Hurghada city centre, ~5 km) · about 20 min · 24-hour service; fare quoted by drivers — confirm before riding
• Bus / minibus → city centre · Economical alternative running at frequent intervals; no rail/metro link exists

Bus / coach

Public buses and minibuses (micro bus) serve the airport at frequent intervals

Taxi

24-hour taxi service available at the terminals; ~20 min to city centre

Train / metro

None — Hurghada has no rail or metro connection to the airport

Airport services

Cities served

Hotels near the airport