AirportsCairo International Airport is a large airport serving Cairo, in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CAI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CAI
- ICAO code
- HECA
- City
- Cairo
- State or region
- Cairo Governorate
- Country
- Egypt
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 30.1115° N, 31.3967° E
- Elevation
- 98 m (322 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 4,000 m (13,124 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CAI means Cairo International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HECA. ICAO codes that begin with H belong to east and north-east Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 30.1115° N, 31.3967° E. It stands 98 metres (322 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Cairo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Cairo International Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 4,000 metres (13,124 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 17 airports of Egypt on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05R/23L | 4,000 m 13,124 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 05C/23C | 4,000 m 13,123 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 05L/23R | 3,300 m 10,827 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Capital International AirportNew Cairo | CCE | 43 km |
| Sphinx International AirportAl Jiza | SPX | 48 km |
| Port Said International AirportPort Said | PSD | 153 km |
| Alexandria International AirportAlexandria | HBE | 187 km |
| El Arish International AirportEl Arish | AAC | 255 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,403 km | 5 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,342 km | 5 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,417 km | 3 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,533 km | 4 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,017 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,219 km | 15 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,263 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,564 km | 12 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,404 km | 17 h 50 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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