Airport guide
Borg El Arab AirportIATA code HBE
Borg El Arab Airport (HBE/HEBA) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Alexandria, Egypt in Africa. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Alexandria, Egypt
- Codes
- HBE · HEBA
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- Africa/Cairo
- Region
- Africa
Borg El Arab Airport (HBE/HEBA) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Alexandria, Egypt in Africa. Operating on Africa/Cairo local time at coordinates 30.920°, 29.690°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Borg El Arab Airport (HBE) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Alexandria, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Borg El Arab Airport details
- IATA code
- HBE
- ICAO code
- HEBA
- City
- Alexandria
- Country
- Egypt
- Region
- Africa
- Time zone
- Africa/Cairo
- Coordinates
- 30.932°, 29.696°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 12 Jun 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Borg El Arab Airport’s own pages.
HBE airport facts
- Size class
- Large airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 52 m (171 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- El Alamein International Airport DBB · 118 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at HBE
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
2 open runways, all lit. Longest 14L/32R: 3,400 m, asphalt. OurAirports also lists 1 closed runway, not shown.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14L/32R | 3,400 m11,156 ft | 45 m | asphalt | Lit |
| 14R/32L | 3,400 m11,155 ft | 45 m | asphalt | Lit |
Routes from HBE
Originfacts does not track any routes from HBE yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport.
Terminals, transport and parking at HBE
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Alexandria, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Borg El Arab Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)
Before you travel
- Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
- Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
- Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
- Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.
Airports near Alexandria
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
- Dabaa CityAlalamain InternationalDBB117 km
- CairoGiza SphinxSPX146 km
- CairoCairo International AirportCAI187 km
- CairoCapital International AirportCCE225 km
- Mersa MatruhMersa MatruhMUH237 km
- AssiutAssiut AirportATZ451 km
- PaphosPaphos International AirportPFO496 km
- Tel Aviv-YafoBen Gurion International AirportTLV506 km
- TabaTaba InternationalTCP525 km
Borg El Arab Airport: common questions
Where is Borg El Arab Airport?
Borg El Arab Airport serves Alexandria, Egypt. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 30.932°, 29.696°.
What are the airport codes for Borg El Arab Airport?
The IATA code is HBE and the ICAO code is HEBA.
What time zone is HBE in?
Borg El Arab Airport is in the Africa/Cairo time zone.
How many runways does Borg El Arab Airport have?
OurAirports lists 2 open runways at HBE: 14L/32R (3,400 m (11,156 ft), asphalt); 14R/32L (3,400 m (11,155 ft), asphalt).
What is the elevation of Borg El Arab Airport?
OurAirports gives HBE’s elevation as 52 m (171 ft) above sea level.
Sources
Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Borg El Arab Airport’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record12 Jun 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)