Asyut International Airport, located along the banks of the River Nile in the middle of Egypt, has reopened to commercial traffic following a year long closure. The first flight to touch down was an Air Arabia (G9, Sharjah) flight from Sharjah.
The airfield closed in August last year to allow for the EGP120 million (USD16.5 million) resurfacing and upgrading of its 3,000m-long main runway, 13/31. During its downtime, flights were diverted to the nearby Sohag.
