Cairo West Air Base

Cairo West Air Base
IATA: CWE ICAO: HECW
Summary
Airport type	Military
Serves	Cairo
Elevation AMSL	550 ft / 168 m
Coordinates	30°07′N 30°55′E / 30.117°N 30.917°E / 30.117; 30.917Coordinates: 30°07′N 30°55′E / 30.117°N 30.917°E / 30.117; 30.917
Map
Cairo West AB Location of the airport in Egypt
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 16/34 2,985 9,793 Asphalt 10/28 2,795 9,170 Asphalt
Source: Google Maps GCM

Cairo West AB (IATA: CWE, ICAO: HECW) is a military airport on the western side of Cairo, Egypt. The air base shares some infrastructure with the adjacent Sphinx International Airport.

The Cairo West TACAN (Ident: BLA) is located on the field.