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