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Cairo International Airport CAI / HECA

Cairo · Egypt · Cairo Airport Company (subsidiary of the Egyptian Holding Company for Airports and Air Navigation — EHCAAN, wholly state-owned)
30.9Mpax · 2025
H24International · customs & immigrationJet A-1 · bonded
ICAO / IATAHECA / CAI
OperatorCairo Airport Company (subsidiary of the Egyptian Holding Company for Airports and Air Navigation — EHCAAN, wholly state-owned)
Coordinates30.1219°N, 31.4056°E
Elevation382 ft · 116 m
Time zoneEET (UTC+2, DST reinstated 2023)
Passengers / yr30,940,000 (2025)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded
AIP referenceHECA — AIP Egypt (NANSC)
Airport mapTerminals 1–3 plus the Seasonal terminal · reference only
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Operating hoursH24 — no curfew
TerminalsTerminal 1 (opened 1963, renovated 2003, handles domestic/regional and non-EgyptAir carrier traffic), Terminal 2 (renovated/reopened September 2016, 14 gates plus 5 remote stands, A380-capable), Terminal 3 (opened April 2009, EgyptAir/Star Alliance hub terminal, ~11M pax design capacity) and a dedicated Seasonal Flights Terminal (opened September 2011, Hajj/Umrah pilgrim charters, 3.2M pax capacity)
Runways (3)
  • 05C/23C · 4,000 m / 13,123 ft · 60 m wide · Asphalt · ILS ILS CAT II
  • 05R/23L · 4,000 m / 13,124 ft · 60 m wide · Asphalt · ILS ILS CAT II
  • 05L/23R · 3,300 m / 10,827 ft · 60 m wide · Asphalt · ILS ILS CAT II
Egypt's principal international gateway and the hub for EgyptAir (Star Alliance), Air Cairo and Nile Air; Terminal 3 anchors EgyptAir operations while the Seasonal Flights Terminal handles Hajj/Umrah pilgrim charters. One of Africa's busiest airports, with H24 ILS CAT II coverage across its three runways.

Services

Available On request / PPR Seasonal / ageing Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling Available · 3 providers
EgyptAir Ground Services (EGS)
Egypt's original ground handler (est. 1938, first in Egypt and the Middle East) provides full passenger and ramp handling, flight dispatch and turnaround services for scheduled carriers at Cairo International Airport, its home base; ISAGO-registered since 2008 (first ISAGO provider in Africa/Middle East, fifth worldwide) plus IOSA/EASA/ISO certification (gs.egyptair.com, egyptair-gs.com).
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Egyptian Aviation Services (EAS)
IATA/ISAGO-registered handler (est. 1989 by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation) providing passenger handling, ramp handling, marshalling, pushback/towing and load control for international and domestic carriers including British Airways at Cairo International Airport; HQ at Terminal 1, EgyptAir Tower (eas-eg.com, CAPA).
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
ASE Group
ISAGO-registered handler (registered since 2008; IATA Ground Handling Council member since 1991) offering passenger handling, cargo handling, aircraft servicing and ramp services at Cairo International Airport (asegrp.aero). Note: the previously drafted claim of exclusive IATA-AHM 804 certification could not be verified anywhere and has been removed as likely unfounded.
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel Available
Misr Petroleum
Leading into-plane Jet A-1 supplier at Cairo International Airport, Egypt's state fuel distributor operating a dedicated pipeline/hydrant line running fuel from storage direct to aircraft (misrpetroleum.com.eg, egypttoday.com). The specific 85% market-share figure and Terminal 2 routing detail could not be independently confirmed and should be treated as approximate.
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
De-icing Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance Available
EgyptAir Maintenance & Engineering (EGYPTAIR-ME)
24/7 line maintenance from its central operations and maintenance base at Cairo International Airport, the largest transfer hub in the Middle East, covering transit checks and AOG support (egyptair-me.com). · 24/7
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Part-145 base maintenance Available · 2 providers
EgyptAir Maintenance & Engineering (EGYPTAIR-ME)
EASA/FAA-certified MRO operating hangar G8000 at Cairo International Airport (two widebody plus two narrowbody bays), performing D-checks, structural modification, and landing-gear/bulkhead work on the A320 and A330 families (aviationweek.com, egyptair-me.com).
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Petroleum Air Services (PAS)
ECAR-145-type repair station whose main base is confirmed as Cairo International Airport (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum_Air_Services; majority-owned 75% by Egyptian General Petroleum Corp., 25% Bristow Group), performing maintenance on its own and stated third-party helicopters/fixed-wing aircraft; scope of third-party work not itemized on pas.com.eg, so treat as unconfirmed for outside operators.
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Unconfirmed
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Component shops & overhaul Not listed
Flight catering Available
EGYPTAIR In-Flight Services (LSG Sky Chefs Catering Egypt SAE)
Flight-kitchen joint venture between EgyptAir and LSG Sky Chefs (LSG's first catering unit outside Germany, est. 1978) at Cairo International Airport, preparing meals to airline-agreed menus for EgyptAir and other carriers (lsg-group.com, egyptair-ifs.com).
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft cleaning Available
Egyptian Aviation Services (EAS)
Aircraft cabin cleaning and sanitization/disinfection service, backed by an ECAA-approved sterilization training program run under Egyptian Preventive Medicine supervision (eas-eg.com).
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Ground support equipment Available
Task Aviation (Task International Trading & Engineering Services)
Egyptian GSE supplier and manufacturer's representative (est. 1996, based in Nasr City, Cairo) providing air starters, passenger stairs, aircraft refuelling systems and towing tractors to Cairo-area aviation operations (taskaviation.com, amcham.org.eg).
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Cargo handling Available · 3 providers
Egyptian Aviation Services (EAS)
Loading/offloading of baggage, cargo and mail, sorting, transport and secure storage of pallets, containers and ULDs as part of its ramp handling scope at Cairo International Airport (eas-eg.com).
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
CACC Cargolinx (Cairo Airport Cargo Company)
Off-airport cargo terminal complex ("Cairo Cargo City", ~191,000 sqm) with a dedicated airside apron gate at Cairo International Airport, handling import/export/express freight for Lufthansa Cargo, Qatar Airways Cargo, Etihad Cargo, Emirates SkyCargo, Saudia Cargo, DHL Aviation and others; Africa's only IATA CEIV Pharma-certified terminal with dedicated cold-chain and perishables facilities (cargolinx.com).
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
EgyptAir Cargo
EgyptAir's own cargo terminal in the Cargo Village at Cairo International Airport (established 1981, ~50,000 sqm plus a 9,600 sqm expansion, ~120,000 tons/year capacity), the airline's main freight base (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EgyptAir_Cargo).
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aviation security Unconfirmed
Cairo Airport Company
Passenger, baggage and cargo security screening (X-ray and walk-through/body checks at multiple checkpoints) at Cairo International Airport is run in-house by state authorities — Cairo Airport Company (the airport operator) alongside Ministry of Interior airport police under the Ministry of Civil Aviation; no distinct named private screening operator identified, and a 2026 US-funded MoU is upgrading screening equipment and training (english.ahram.org.eg).
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Unconfirmed
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Passenger & crew transport Available
Sixt
Car rental desks at Terminals 2 and 3 of Cairo International Airport plus a chauffeured Sixt ride limousine/airport-transfer service, with a shuttle running every 30 minutes (sixt.com).
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Flight support Available · 3 providers
ASE Group
24/7 global flight-support desk covering trip planning and coordination for operators at Cairo International Airport (asegrp.aero). · 24/7
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Smart Aviation
24/7 FBO at the Business Jet Terminal beside Hall 4, Cairo International Airport (a joint-stock company under the Ministry of Civil Aviation, launched 2007), providing private/executive jet handling, ground handling coordination, fuel and catering arrangement, cabin cleaning and baggage handling for business aviation and air-ambulance flights (fbo-finder.com, smartaviation.com.eg, theflyingengineer.com). · 24/7
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Universal Aviation Egypt (Nile Valley Aviation)
Certified Universal Aviation network member FBO/handler at Cairo International Airport (niva.aero); operating since 1976 and the first ground handling company certified by the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority (aviationpros.com, AC-U-KWIK).
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Hotel & travel Available
Le Méridien Cairo Airport
Hotel directly connected to Terminal 3 of Cairo International Airport via a pedestrian bridge; listed with airline staff/crew rates on crew-booking platforms (crewconnected.com), though it operates as a general city/business hotel rather than an exclusive crew-contract property (marriott.com).
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source