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Cairo Airport

Cairo International Airport
مطار القاهرة الدولي
Maṭār al-Qāhirah al-Dawlyy
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Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Cairo Airport Company
Serves Cairo, Egypt
Location Heliopolis
Hub for Air Cairo
EgyptAir
EgyptAir Express
Nesma Airlines
Nile Air
Elevation AMSL 382 ft / 116 m
Coordinates 30°07′19″N 31°24′20″E / 30.12194°N 31.40556°E / 30.12194; 31.40556Coordinates: 30°07′19″N 31°24′20″E / 30.12194°N 31.40556°E / 30.12194; 31.40556
Website cairo-airport.com
Map
CAI is located in Egypt
CAI
CAI
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05L/23R 3,301 10,830 Asphalt
05C/23C 3,999 13,120 Asphalt
05R/23L 4,000 13,123 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Passengers 14,711,500
Economic impact $2.0 billion
Social impact 211.5 thousand
Sources: Airport website and DAFIF
Passenger statistics
Passengers 14,711,500
Economic impact $2.0 billion
Social impact 211.5 thousand

Cairo International Airport (IATA: CAIICAO: HECA) (Arabic: مطار القاهرة الدولي‎; Maṭār al-Qāhirah al-Dawlyy) is the international airport of Cairo and the busiest in Egypt and serves as the primary hub for EgyptAir, EgyptAir Express and Nile Air as well as several other airlines. The airport is located in Heliopolis, to the northeast of the Cairo around 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the business area of the city and has an area of approximately 37 square kilometres (14 sq mi). It is the second busiest airport in Africa after OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg.

During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces built Payne Airfield to serve the Allied Forces, rather than take over the existing Almaza Airport located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) away. Payne Field was a major Air Transport Command air cargo and passenger hub, connecting westwards through Benghazi Airport (during the war known as Soluch Airfield) to Algiers airport on the North African route to Dakar Airport, in French West Africa.


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