Cairo International Airport
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Cairo International Airport مطار القاهرة الدولي Maṭār al-Qāhirah al-Dawlyy |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Cairo Airport Company | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Cairo, Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Heliopolis | ||||||||||||||||||
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Air Cairo EgyptAir EgyptAir Express Nesma Airlines Nile Air |
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| Elevation AMSL | 382 ft / 116 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°07′19″N 31°24′20″E / 30.12194°N 31.40556°ECoordinates: 30°07′19″N 31°24′20″E / 30.12194°N 31.40556°E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | cairo-airport.com | ||||||||||||||||||
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Sources: Airport website and DAFIF
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| Passengers | 14,711,500 |
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| Economic impact | $2.0 billion |
| Social impact | 211.5 thousand |
Cairo International Airport (IATA: CAI, ICAO: 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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