How Big is Sphinx Airport?

Sphinx Airport is considerably smaller than Cairo International Airport, with reported terminal sizes that have expanded over several development phases. Exact current figures are best confirmed via the airport's official source, as reported numbers vary between publications.

This kind of detail matters most if you're timing a tight connection or an early flight, in which case a pre-booked transfer removes one more variable from the day.

It is a single-terminal airport: one compact main building (around 4,000 m² of terminal space on a roughly 24,000 m² site) handles both domestic and international departures and arrivals, with a processing capacity of around 900 passengers an hour and an annual capacity of about 1.5 million passengers following recent upgrades.

As with most Egyptian airports, it's worth arriving at least 3 hours before an international departure and around 2 hours before a domestic one, since security screening and passport control can take longer at busier times.