El Alamein Airport History
El Alamein International Airport's early history is not consistently documented across the sources we reviewed — reported construction and opening dates conflict, so we do not assert a specific founding year here. What is better corroborated is the airport's more recent expansion and growth, covered below.
Written by: Al Alamein Airport Guide Editorial Desk Fact checked Last reviewed: 2026-07-28 Report a correction What we can confirm
- The airport operates under a build-operate-transfer arrangement with a private concessionaire, under the regulatory oversight of Egypt's Ministry of Civil Aviation.
- Expanded commercial passenger operations were reported as underway from March 2023.
- Egyptian aviation press reported strong year-on-year passenger growth and an expanding seasonal airline roster through the 2026 summer season.
What remains unconfirmed
We found conflicting reports on the airport's precise original construction and opening dates, and on the detail of any transition from military to civilian use. Rather than present one figure as settled fact, we've omitted it. See our fact-checking policy and source registry for the full list of sources we reviewed and why specific claims were excluded.
A note on this website's own history
This is an independent guide built to cover the airport and the North Coast region. It is not affiliated with the airport's operator, past or present, and it makes no claim of continuity with any previous website that may have used this domain. See our about page for more on who publishes this guide.
Related pages
Airport code DBB explained · Airport guide · North Coast overview
Sources and verification
The information above draws on the sources listed below, verified as of the date shown on each entry. Travelers should always confirm time-sensitive details directly with their airline or the relevant official authority.
Wikipedia — El Alamein International Airport
Tier 3 · Cross-check onlyView source · Accessed: 2026-07-28
Used for cross-checking only, per Tier 3 policy. Runway, coordinates and codes corroborated by metar-taf.com and world-airport-codes.com (also Tier 2/3). Terminal throughput figure conflicts with a 2026 Egyptian Gazette report; both figures are treated as unverified in published copy and the precise number is omitted.
الدستور (Al-Dostor) — مطار العلمين يحقق نموًا 57% ويستعد لمعرض الطيران الدولي
Tier 2 · Aviation press/databaseView source · Accessed: 2026-07-28
Growth and airline-count figures are seasonal press statistics, not a fixed roster. Used only to describe general route patterns; exact current airline list is presented as traveler-verifiable, not as a definitive timetable.
Egyptian Gazette — Egyptian airports achieve record growth amidst ambitious development push
Tier 2 · Aviation press/databaseView source · Accessed: 2026-07-28
Reports a terminal throughput figure of 300 passengers/hour, which conflicts with the 600/hour figure widely cited elsewhere. This conflict is disclosed rather than resolved; precise throughput is omitted from published copy.
Wikipedia — Ministry of Civil Aviation (Egypt)
Tier 3 · Cross-check onlyView source · Accessed: 2026-07-28
Used to establish general regulatory context only (who oversees Egyptian civil airports), not to claim any affiliation between this website and the Ministry or EHCAAN.