Cairo International Airport

Cairo International Airport (Maṭār El Qāhira El Dawli) is a major international airport serving Cairo and its metropolitan area. It is the largest and busiest airport in Egypt. The airport serves as the primary hub for EgyptAir and Nile Air as well as several other airlines.[5][6][7] The airport is located in Heliopolis, to the northeast of Cairo around 15 km from the business area of the city and has an area of approximately 37 km2. It is the busiest airport in Africa and the 9th busiest airport in the Middle East in terms of total passengers.[8]

History

During World War II, the

Ground transport

icao	HECA

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pushpin label	CAI

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type	Public

owner	Egyptian Holding Company for Airports and Air Navigation

operator	Cairo Airport Company

city-served	Greater Cairo

location	Heliopolis, Cairo

hub	EgyptAir Nile Air * Air Cairo * Air Arabia Egypt

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coordinates	30.12194°N, 31.40556°W

website	cairo-airport.com

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r1-length-m	3,300

r1-surface	Asphalt

r2-number	05C/23C

r2-length-f	13,123

r2-length-m	4,000

r2-surface	Asphalt

r3-number	05R/23L

r3-length-f	13,123

r3-length-m	4,000

r3-surface	Asphalt

stat-year	2025

stat1-header	Passengers

stat1-data	30,944,269

stat3-header	Economic impact (2024)

stat3-data	$2.0 billion‡R1R‡

stat4-header	Social impact (2024)

stat4-data	211.5 thousand‡R1R‡

footnotes	Sources: Airport website‡R2R‡ and DAFIF‡R3R‡‡R4R‡ Passenger statistics‡R1R‡

opened	1963

Limousines and shuttle buses

There are several ways to leave Cairo airport upon arrival. The most convenient way is by one of the numerous "limousine services". Pick-up points are in front of the terminals (curb side). The prices are fixed depending on the destination and the car category, but different providers may charge wildly different prices. Category A are luxury limousines (e.g. Mercedes-Benz E-Class), Category B are micro buses for up to seven passengers, Category C are midsized cars (e.g. Mitsubishi Lancer) and new Category D are London Taxis.[87]

Public transport

A shuttle bus connects with all the passenger terminals and finally stops at the Cairo Airport Bus Terminal where public buses heading to other destinations in Cairo and connect frequently to major transportation hubs like Abbasia and Tahrir Square/Abdel-Moniem Riad bus terminus.

However, there were efforts by Transport for Cairo (TFC) to map the major bus routes and metro lines in Cairo.[88] Having this map in hand is useful.[89]

Also, scheduling and route information of both the public Cairo Transportation Authority[90] (CTA) and Mwasalat Mirs (MM)[91] buses are now readily available on Google Transit and can be accessed using the Google Maps app and website.[92][93]

Taxi

With the exception of the so-called (and increasingly scarce) "Black and White" cabs, all regular Cairo taxis (colloquially known as the White taxi) are equipped with digital taxi meters. Taxi drivers in Cairo are legally required to switch on their taxi meters the moment they pick up a new client (See video on Mada Masr).[94] However, some taxi drivers will try to either manipulate how the meter counts the distance driven (by electronically tampering with their meters).[95]

An affordable and reliable form of private transport readily available in Cairo are the popular ride-sharing mobile phone app based services such as Uber.[96]

Car

The airport can be reached via Oroba Road from Heliopolis or via the new road, connecting Terminal 3 with the Cairo Ring Road and Suez Road interchange.[97] The toll for driving into the airport grounds is approximately 30 EGP, depending on the type of the vehicle.[98]

Note: Cairo-Suez road is part of the Arab Mashreq International Road Network, designated as the Motorway 50/M50. It connects Cairo to Suez, South Sinai through the Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel under the Suez Canal, then to Israel via the Taba Border Crossing, Jordan via the Wadi Araba Crossing, to Saudi Arabia via Durra Border Crossing, and then finally into Iraq via the Arar border crossing where the road ends in the capital, Baghdad.[99]

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Cairo International Airport

History

Terminals

Terminal 1

Terminal 2

Seasonal flight terminal

Facilities

Overview

Terminal transfer

Airport hotel

Terminal transfer

Airport hotel

Statistics

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Cargo

Ground transport

Limousines and shuttle buses

Public transport

Taxi

Car

Accidents and incidents

Accolades

See also

External links

References

History

Terminals

Terminal 1

Terminal 2

Seasonal flight terminal

Facilities

Overview

Terminal transfer

Airport hotel

Terminal transfer

Airport hotel

Statistics

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Cargo

Ground transport

Limousines and shuttle buses

Public transport

Taxi

Ride sharing

Car

Accidents and incidents

Accolades

See also

External links

References