Cairo International Airport مطار القاهرة الدولي
IATA: CAI - ICAO: HECA
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Cairo Airport Authority
Serves		Cairo, Egypt
Elevation AMSL		380 ft (116 m)
Coordinates		30°07′19″N, 31°24′20″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
05R/23L	13,120	3,999	Paved
05L/23R	10,830	3,301	Paved
16/34	10,427	3,178	Paved

Cairo International Airport (IATA: CAI, ICAO: HECA) (Arabic: مطار القاهرة الدولي) is the major civilian airport in Cairo, Egypt. It is the primary hub for EgyptAir. It is located to the northeast of Cairo, about 15 km from the downtown area. It is administered by the Cairo Airport Authority (CAA). Image File history File links Image courtesy of Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... For other uses, see Cairo (disambiguation). ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre (or meter, see spelling differences) is a measure of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre (or meter, see spelling differences) is a measure of length. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Nickname: Al Qahirah (The Triumphant City) Egypt: Site of Cairo (top center) Coordinates: Government  - Governor Dr. Abdul Azim Wazir Area  - City 214 km²  (82. ... EgyptAir (Arabic: مصر للطيران, Misr Lel-Tayaran) is the Cairo-based national airline of Egypt. ...

In 2006, the airport served 10,778,097 passengers (+5.5% vs. 2005). It is the second busiest airport in Africa, after Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport. OR Tambo International Airport (IATA: JNB, ICAO: FAJS) is a large airport near the city of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. ...

Terminals

Terminal 1

Terminal 1 was built in 1945. During World War II, the US built Payne Field Air Force Base to serve the Allied Forces, rather than take over the existing Almaza Airport, located 5 km away. When American forces left the base at the end of the war, the Civil Aviation Authority took over the facility and began using it for international civil aviation. In 1963, Cairo International Airport replaced the old Heliopolis Airport, which had been located at the Hike-Step area in the east of Cairo. 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... In general, allies are people or groups that have joined an alliance and are working together to achieve some common purpose. ...

The terminal facilities include Departure Hall 1, International Hall 3, and Hall 4 for Private & Non-commercial Aircraft Services. As part of the recent upgrading and facility improvement scheme, the CAA demolished the old hall 3, previously used for domestic arrivals and departures, to reconstruct a new hall to be used for international arrivals. Terminal 1 is commonly known as the "Old Airport," although its facilities were recently given a complete overhaul and are newer than those of Terminal 2, which is still known as the "New Airport."

Terminal 1 is used by EgyptAir for its domestic and international flights. It is also used by El Al, several airlines from the Arab world, and an increasing number of other foreign carriers, such as Air France, which transferred operations from Terminal 2 in 2006. EgyptAir (Arabic: مصر للطيران, Misr Lel-Tayaran) is the Cairo-based national airline of Egypt. ... Categories: Airline stubs | Companies of Israel | Transportation in Israel | Airlines of Israel ... Air France (Compagnie Nationale Air France) is a subsidiary of Air France-KLM. Before its merger with KLM, it was the national airline of France, employing 71,654 people (as of March 2004). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

The CAA has also inaugurated the "Airport City Concept," to provide an array of services and entertainment facilities to travelers, airport visitors, as well as the general public. The first phase of this, a new shopping mall called the AirMall has been built near Terminal 1's New International Arrival Hall 3.

Terminal 2

Terminal 2 was inaugurated in 1986. It serves primarily European and Far Eastern airlines, airlines from the Gulf region, and sub-Saharan Africa. After the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, all flights to the US and Canada, including those operated by EgyptAir, were transferred to Terminal 2. EgyptAir has since returned its North American services to Terminal 1 following the completion of renovations. The World Trade Center on fire The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. ...

The arrival and departure halls are located side by side on the same level. There are duty free shops in the airport in the transit area and a cafeteria in the departure area. There is also a new restaurant that opened in 2005 in the small area separating the arrival and departure halls. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The architecture of the terminal building limits the possibility of expansion. There is significant congestion when more than 3 flights check in simultaneously, or more than 2 planes arrive at the same time.

Terminal 3

Given projected growth, and the limited ability to expand Terminal 2, the CAA has begun construction of Terminal 3, which is currently scheduled to open in March 2008. It will be located adjacent to Terminal 2, and the two terminals will be connected by a bridge. Access roads will be redesigned, and the parking lots will be relocated.

The master plan includes:

• A 164,000 m² three-level main building with mezzanines housing arrivals/departures halls, basement facilities, baggage handling, workshops, electro-mechanical area and retail outlets.

• Two piers of extendible capacity and gates facilities serving domestic and international traffic, handled through contact and remote. The main building and the piers are connected by concourses. Two of the gates will be equipped to handle the Airbus A380 aircraft.

• Land side works including bridges and fly-over serving the traffic to and from the terminal building, surface car park areas, a new access road connecting the airport with the Autostrad (Cairo ring road) and upgrading the access road.

Upon completion of this terminal, Cairo International Airport will double its airport capacity, enabling it to provide passengers and airlines with state-of-the art services and facilities. The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, four-engined airliner manufactured by EADS (Airbus S.A.S.). It is the largest passenger airliner in the world. ...

Airlines

The following airlines have scheduled services from Cairo International Airport as of March 2007: March 2007 is the third month of the year. ...

• Aegean Airlines (Athens)
• Aeroflot (Moscow-Sheremetyevo)
• Aerosvit Airlines (Kiev-Boryspil)
• Afriqiyah Airways (Tripoli)
• Aigle Azur (Paris-Orly)
• Air Algérie (Algiers)
• Air France (Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
• Air Malta (Malta)
• Air Memphis (Bergamo, Luxor)
• Air Sinai (Tel Aviv)
• Alitalia (Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino)
• Austrian Airlines (Vienna)
• AMC Airlines (Istanbul-Sabiha Gokcen, Luxor, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Sharm El Sheikh)
• British Airways (London-Heathrow)
• Cairo Aviation (Luxor)
• Cyprus Airways (Larnaca)
• Czech Airlines (Prague)
• EgyptAir (Abidjan, Abu Dhabi, Abu Simbel, Accra, Addis Ababa, Al-Ain, Aleppo, Alexandria, Algiers, Amman, Amsterdam, Asmara, Assiut, Aswan, Athens, Bahrain, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Barcelona, Beijing, Beirut, Benghazi, Berlin-Schönefeld, Brussels, Budapest, Casablanca, Copenhagen, Damascus, Dammam, Doha, Dubai, Düsseldorf, Entebbe, Frankfurt, Geneva, Guangzhou [starts June 2, 2007], Hurghada, Istanbul-Atatürk, Jeddah, Johannesburg, Kano, Khartoum, Kuala Lampur [starts June 2, 2007], Kuwait, Lagos, Larnaca, Lisbon [starts June 2, 2007], London-Heathrow, Luxor, Kuwait, Madrid, Marsa Matruh, Milan-Malpensa, Montréal, Moscow-Domodedovo, Mumbai, Munich, Muscat, Nairobi, New York-JFK, Osaka-Kansai, Paphos, Paris-Orly, Riyadh, Rome-Fiumicino, Sabiha, Sanaa, Sharjah, Sharm El Sheikh, Tokyo-Narita, Tripoli, Tunis, Vienna)
• El Al (Tel Aviv)
• Emirates (Dubai)
• Ethiopian Airlines (Addis Ababa, Khartoum)
• Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi)
• Gulf Air (Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Muscat)
• Hemus Air (Sofia)
• Iberia Airlines (Barcelona, Madrid)
• Iberworld (Madrid)
• Jetairfly (Brussels)
• Kenya Airways (Khartoum, Nairobi)
• KLM (Amsterdam)
• Korean Air (Seoul-Incheon)
• Kuwait Airways (Kuwait)
• Libyan Airways (Benghazi, Tripoli)
• Lotus Air (Aswan)
• Lufthansa (Frankfurt)
• Malév Hungarian Airlines (Budapest)
• Middle East Airlines (Beirut)
• Olympic Airlines (Athens)
• Oman Air (Muscat)
• Qatar Airways (Doha)
• Royal Air Maroc (Casablanca)
• Royal Jordanian (Amman)
• Saudi Arabian Airlines (Dammam, Jeddah, Madina, Riyadh)
• Scandinavian (Copenhagen, Stockholm-Arlanda)
• Singapore Airlines (Dubai, Singapore)
• Sudan Airways (Khartoum)
• Swiss International Air Lines (Zürich)
• Syrian Arab Airlines (Aleppo, Damascus, Latakia)
• TAROM (Bucharest-Otopeni)
• Tigris Air (Baghdad)
• Turkish Airlines (Istanbul-Atatürk)
• TUIfly (Munich, Stuttgart)
• Yemenia (Aden, Sanaa)

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Transportation

A free shuttle bus links the two terminals, 3 km (1.9 miles) apart. The bus runs 24 hours a day and departs approximately every 30 minutes.

The airport is connected to the city by two roads, the main access road is the Salah Salem Road that goes through Heliopolis from downtown and another secondary road, the Autostrad road.

A newly established shuttle bus service reaches to several destinations such as Heliopolis, Nasr City, Downtown Cairo, Giza, Mohandesin, Zamalek, Maadi and Haram (Pyramids area).

Taxis are available at any time, and are operated on a flat fee basis. Official Cairo taxis are predominantly black and white.

Limousine services are offered by 19 different companies.

The Airport Bus Service (both air-conditioned and non air-conditioned) operates from Terminal 1. There are several bus stop at Tahrir Square, downtown Cairo, Mohandesin, and along Pyramids Road in Giza .

Entering the airport requires payment of a toll of 5 EGP for 3 hours for private cars and cabs.

Future plans

There are plans to expand the Cairo Metro to serve the airport. The new line, which is in an advanced stage of planning, will link the airport at one end, and Mohandessin (in Giza), at the other. It is expected to be operational by 2010. Map of the Cairo Metro The Cairo Metro in Egypt is Africas only full-fledged metro system. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Disasters

Cairo International Airport has been the origination or termination for several flights that did not reach their final destination properly:

• On May 20, 1965, Pakistan International Airlines Flight PK 705 the inaugural flight on the Karachi - Dhahran - Cairo - London route crashed during a scheduled night approach to Runway 34 at Cairo International Airport, after the crew failed to monitor and correct the descent rate. 119 of the 125 on board the Boeing 720 - 040 B (AP - AMH) were killed.
• On March 19, 1972, EgyptAir Flight 763 crashed in Vietnam killing all 30 passengers on board.
• On December 25, 1979, EgyptAir Flight 864 crashed into an industrial complex in Bangkok, Thailand, after crew failed to correct the descent rate. 20 of the 52 on board were killed. Another 72 on the ground were killed in the crash.
• On November 24, 1985, EgyptAir Flight 648 was hijacked in Luqa, Malta. Grenades were set off on board and 60 of the 96 passengers and crew members perished.
• On October 31, 1999, EgyptAir Flight 990, heading from New York JFK, crashed off Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA. All 217 passengers and crew members were killed. The cause of the crash remains disputed.

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External links

• Cairo Airport website