Sphinx International Airport

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Sphinx International Airport is a relatively new Egyptian airport located near the Giza pyramids, serving the western side of Greater Cairo and aiming to ease congestion at Cairo International Airport and boost tourism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airport
international airport
cityServed Cairo
Giza
Greater Cairo metropolitan area
surface form: Greater Cairo
country Egypt
hasAccessRoad Cairo–Alexandria Desert Road
hasBaggageClaim yes
hasCheckInCounters yes
hasCustoms yes
hasFunction charter flights
domestic flights
international flights
seasonal flights
hasImmigration yes
hasParkingFacilities yes
hasPassengerTerminal yes
hasRunwaySurface asphalt
hasRunwayType paved runway
hasSecurityScreening yes
IATAcode SPX
ICAOcode HESX
isCivilAirport yes
isPublicUse yes
locatedIn Giza Governorate
western side of Greater Cairo
locatedInTimeZone Eastern European Time
UTC+02:00
locatedNear Giza Pyramids
surface form: Giza pyramids

Great Pyramid of Giza
namedAfter Great Sphinx of Giza
nearbyAttraction Giza Pyramids
surface form: Giza pyramid complex
nearbyCity 6th of October City
Sheikh Zayed City
operator Ministry of Civil Aviation of Egypt
surface form: Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation
partOfTransportNetwork Egyptian civil aviation network
purpose boost tourism
ease congestion at Cairo International Airport
serve 6th of October City
serve Sheikh Zayed City
serve western Cairo districts
regionServed west bank of the Nile near Cairo
role reliever airport for Cairo International Airport
tourism gateway for Giza pyramids
servesMetropolitanArea Greater Cairo metropolitan area
surface form: Greater Cairo
servesSector air transport sector
tourism sector

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Greater Cairo metropolitan area hasInternationalAirport Sphinx International Airport