LXR — Luxor International Airport
Large airport in Luxor, Egypt.
- IATA code
- LXR
- ICAO code
- HELX
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 753,440
- 2018 · Wikidata
- Nonstop routes
- 1
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC+2 / UTC+3
- Africa/Cairo
- Elevation
- 84 m
- 276 ft
- Runways
- 1
- Longest 3,000 m
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About LXR
Luxor International Airport is a large airport serving Luxor, Egypt. It is run by Egyptian Airports Company. 753,440 passengers used it in 2018. Open traffic data shows 1 nonstop route from LXR.
Wikidata (CC0). Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from LXR
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| LXR → MAD | 3,730 km | 84,154 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.
Nearest airports
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| HMB | Suhaj International Airport | 122 km |
| RMF | Marsa Alam International Airport | 190 km |
| ASW | Aswan International Airport | 190 km |
| HRG | Hurghada International Airport | 200 km |
| ATZ | Asyut International Airport | 228 km |
Distance from LXR to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 3,000 m | 45 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Luxor, Luxor Governorate, Egypt · 25.6710, 32.7064
Questions
Luxor International Airport has the IATA code LXR and the ICAO code HELX. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.
LXR is a large airport in Luxor, Luxor Governorate, Egypt, at 25.6710, 32.7064, 84 m above sea level.
LXR is in the Africa/Cairo time zone, UTC+2 / UTC+3 (winter / summer).
753,440 passengers in 2018, according to Wikidata.
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