# Aswan International Airport (ASW)

> Aswan, EG · IATA: ASW · ICAO: HESN · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `ASW` |
| ICAO | `HESN` |
| City | Aswan |
| Country | EG |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 198 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 23.96814, 32.82444 |

## Description

ASW is the code that appears whenever a shipment has to reach Upper Egypt rather than the Nile Delta, and Aswan International (ICAO HESN) is a passenger airport first: freight moves as belly cargo on EgyptAir, Air Cairo and Nile Air services, with no confirmed dedicated freighter operation or cargo terminal. Volumes are correspondingly small — spare parts, consumer goods, tourism supplies and occasional temperature-controlled items rather than palletised industrial freight. Jazeera Airways adds four weekly Kuwait–Aswan flights from 25 October 2026, widening belly capacity from the Gulf. Egyptian imports are pre-declared through the Nafeza single window with an ACI/ACID number, so forwarders should confirm registration before goods leave origin. For anything larger, Cairo (CAI) remains the country's cargo gateway, with Luxor (LXR, about 220 km north) as the nearest regional alternative and road feeder service down the Nile valley.

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