El Arish International Airport

El Arish International Airport (Arabic: مطار العريش الدولي) (IATA: AAC, ICAO: HEAR) is an airport south of El Arish, Egypt.

El Arish International Airport is approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi) from the Rafah Border Crossing.

[5][8] The airport has been mainly used for Palestinian passengers from the Gaza Strip traveling to Saudi Arabia for hajj and umrah.

[9] At the time of Palestinian Airlines' closure, its two Fokker 50 planes—both over 30 years old—operated flights between El Arish, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates.

[6] During the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, the airport was used as a staging ground for medical flights to the United Arab Emirates.