Egypt
Gulf of Aqaba: Taba to Nuweibaa Port
Check out the many resorts on the Gulf of Aqaba as you fly out of Taba International on the Sinai Peninsula. This flight is I-Follow-Coasts down to Nuweibaa Port. On the return leg enjoy I-Follow-Roads, along the solitary winding road as it passes through mountains and then across the desert.
At Taba, on the left, you can see Pharaoh's Island, with the ruins of Salah El Din Citadel.
NOTAM: 20 nm: Fly to Taba | 87 nm: Entire route
- Country: Egypt
- Locale: Taba
- Route: Taba HETB to Taba HETB
- Distance: 20 / 87 nm
- File name: egypt-HETB-to-HETB-VFR-taba-220607
Waypoints
- WP 1 - Follow the road to: Town: Taba | Follow the coast S
- WP 2 - Resort: Swiss Inn Dream Resort
- WP 3 - Nuweibaa Port
- WP 4 - Valley entrance | Follow the road
- WP 5-7 - Follow the road
- WP 8 - Dam | Depart the road, turn HDG 065 for 7.7nm for airport
Aim for the V shaped gap
WP 1 - Follow the road to: Town: Taba
At Taba, on the left, you can see Pharaoh's Island, with the ruins of Salah El Din Citadel.
Pharaoh's Island
Taba
Follow the coast S past several resorts
WP 2 - Resort: Swiss Inn Dream Resort
WP 3 - Nuweibaa Port
WP 3 - Nuweibaa Port
WP 4 - Valley entrance | Follow the road
WP 5 | Follow the road
The valley at low level
WP 6
WP 7
WP 8 - Dam | Depart the road, turn HDG 065 for 7.7nm for airport
Taba HETB