Capital International Airport (Egypt)

Capital International Airport

مطار العاصمة الدولي
Summary
OperatorEgyptian Airports Company (EAC)
LocationNew Administrative Capital
Opened2019
Time zoneUTC (+2)
Elevation AMSL833 ft / 254 m
Coordinates30°04′33″N 31°50′00″E / 30.07583°N 31.83333°E / 30.07583; 31.83333
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CCE is located in Egypt
CCE
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11,980 3,650 Asphalt
Source: Skyvector[1]

Capital International Airport (Arabic: مطار العاصمة الدولي) (IATA: CCE, ICAO: HECP) is the primary international airport serving the new capital of Egypt, which is yet to be given a name. It is located approximately 45 km (28 miles) east of Cairo and was built at the same time as the Sphinx International Airport, west of Cairo.[2] The airport has an area of 16 square kilometres (6.2 sq mi) and is expected to partially ease pressure on Cairo International Airport and Sphinx International Airport.[3]

The airport was inaugurated by the president of Egypt, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and was opened by the Egyptian Airports Company on 9 July 2019 for a one-month trial period (300 hourly passengers), and with commercial operations commencing in 2020.[4][5] The main contractor of the airport is Hassan Allam Holding, it is operated by the Egyptian Airports Company and owned by the Egyptian Armed Forces.[6]

Facilities

Capital International Airport has a main building covering an area of 5,000 square metres (54,000 sq ft) and its land facilities have a capacity of 1 million passengers/year (expandable) that aims to serve the public as well as petroleum companies, private jets and air taxi flights. The terminal building sits on a ground floor area of 3,500 square metres (38,000 sq ft).[7] The airport includes a passenger terminal with a current capacity of 300 passengers per hour, eight parking spaces for aircraft, 45 service and administrative buildings, an air control tower and a 3,650 metres (11,980 ft) runway suitable for receiving large aircraft, equipped with lighting and automatic landing systems.[8]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Capital International Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Smartwings Seasonal charter: Prague[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ Skyvector - Capital International Airport[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "New Cairo Capital International Airport Profile | CAPA". centreforaviation.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-05.
  3. ^ "Egypt opens new international airport for trial period". Reuters.
  4. ^ "President Sisi inaugurates Sphinx, New Administrative Capital airports". Egypt Today. 29 June 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-08-11.
  5. ^ "New airport to be established in Egypt's New Administrative Capital". EgyptToday. 3 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-03-04.
  6. ^ "Capital International Airport". avit.com.eg. Archived from the original on 2017-03-02.
  7. ^ "Administrative Capital International Airport | مطار العاصمة الإدارية الدولي". Egypt's Projects Map (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2019-08-08.
  8. ^ "Egypt's new airport, Capital International, begins one month trial". International Airport Review. Archived from the original on 2019-07-11.
  9. ^ "Čedok zahájí charterové lety na nové letiště Capital International u Káhiry | Airways.cz".