El Arish International Airport — El Arish, Egypt

El Arish International Airport is the main air gateway to Egypt's North Sinai Governorate, a stretch of coastline along the eastern Mediterranean near the Gaza Strip and the Israeli border. Serving the city of El Arish, the regional capital known for its palm groves and fishing industry, the airport handles a mix of domestic connections to Cairo and occasional charter or humanitarian flights given the area's strategic position. Sitting at just 118 feet above sea level, the field reflects the flat coastal terrain typical of northern Sinai rather than the mountainous southern part of the peninsula popular with divers and tourists. Two runways give El Arish enough capacity for military coordination alongside civilian traffic, a dual role common at airports in this border region. The surrounding governorate remains one of Egypt's less-visited areas, overshadowed by Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada further south, so passenger volumes stay modest compared to Egypt's major resort airports. For travelers and cargo operators alike, AAC remains the only practical air link into this particular corner of the country.