Port Said Airport
Port Said International Airport El Gamil Airport RAF El Gamil | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Port Said, Egypt | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1941 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 8 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°16′46″N 32°14′24″E / 31.27944°N 32.24000°E | ||||||||||
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  PSD Location of airport in Sinai  PSD PSD (Egypt) | |||||||||||
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Port Said Airport (IATA: PSD, ICAO: HEPS) serves the city of Port Said, Egypt, at the north end of the Suez Canal. In 2011, the airport served 36,962 passengers (-5.5% vs. 2010).
History
[edit]The airport was previously RAF El Gamil a Royal Air Force station operational during Second World War.
The following units were here at some point:
- Detachment from No. 33 Squadron RAF between June and September 1941 with the Hawker Hurricane I[3]
- No. 73 Squadron RAF between 6 September 1941 and 3 February 1942 with the Hurricane I, IIB & IIC along with the Curtiss Tomahawk IIB[4]
- Detachment from No. 80 Squadron RAF between May and July 1943 with the Supermarine Spitfire VC[5]
- Detachment from No. 89 Squadron RAF between December 1941 and August 1942 with the Bristol Beaufighter IF[6]
- No. 94 Squadron RAF between 1 June 1942 and 14 January 1943 with the Hurricane I & IIC and the Spitfire VC[7]
- No. 213 (Ceylon) Squadron RAF between 25 February and 6 May 1944 with the Hurricane IIC, Spitfire VC and IX[8]
- No. 238 Squadron RAF between 13 January 1943 and 29 January 1944 with the Spitfire VB, VC & IX[9]
- No. 250 (Sudan) Squadron RAF between 3 February and 16 April 1942 with the Tomahawk IIB and Hurricane I & IIC[10]
- No. 451 Squadron RAAF between 4 February and 18 April 1944 with the Spitfire VC & IX[11]
After being handed over to Egyptian authorities, El Gamil Airfield was attacked by the British Armed Forces during November 1956 as part of Operation Telescope, Suez Crisis.
Modernisation
[edit]The airport underwent a modernisation program with a partial inauguration in February 2011. The airport is seen to be vital for the coastal city and to sustain its industrial expansion plans.[12]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]There are currently no scheduled services to and from the airport.
Accidents and incidents
[edit]- During a training flight on 15 January 2008, a Beech C90B King Air operated by the Nuclear Centre Survey crashed 500 meters from the airport while performing circuits, killing both the pilot and training pilot.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Airport information for HEPS". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF. - ^ Airport information for PSD at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 36.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 47.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 49.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 51.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 52.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 71.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 76.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 78.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 92.
- ^ "Port Said Airport to be inaugurated in February - Economy - Business - Ahram Online". english.ahram.org.eg. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- ^ Accident Report from National Transportation Safety Board
- Jefford, C. G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
External links
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