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Cairo · Egypt

CAI Cairo International Airport

Local timeUTC+2Africa/Cairo
Runways3longest 13,124 ft4,000 m
Elevation322 ft98 mabove sea level
CodesCAI · HECAIATA · ICAO

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Runways

Runway layout of Cairo International Airport, drawn to scale from surveyed runway-end positionsRunway 05R/23L: 13,124 ft (4,000 m), asphaltRunway 05C/23C: 13,123 ft (4,000 m), asphaltRunway 05L/23R: 10,827 ft (3,300 m), asphalt05R23L05C23C05L23R2 km · 6,562 ftN
Drawn to scale by JetSet Authority from OurAirports’ runway-end coordinates. Taxiways and buildings are not shown. Not for navigation.
RunwayLengthWidthSurface
05R/23L
49° / 229° true		 13,124 ft4,000 m197 ft60 masphalt · lit
05C/23C
45° / 225° true		 13,123 ft4,000 m197 ft60 masphalt · lit
05L/23R
49° / 229° true		 10,827 ft3,300 m197 ft60 masphalt · lit

Runway numbers are the magnetic heading divided by ten, rounded; L, C and R mark parallel runways. Displaced thresholds shorten the usable length at some ends.

Location and time

Coordinates30.1°N, 31.4°E (30.1115, 31.3967)
RegionCairo Governorate, Egypt
Time zoneAfrica/Cairo: UTC+2 standard time, UTC+3 during daylight saving time

Distances and flight times to world hubs

Great circles from CAI to 20 major hubsATLLAXJFKORDYYZMEXGRULHRCDGFRAISTDXBDOHJNBDELSINHKGPEKHNDSYDCAI
HubDistanceFrom CAITo CAI
Istanbul IST1,264 km786 mi2 h 30 min2 h 30 min
Doha DOH2,058 km1,279 mi3 h 15 min3 h 35 min
Dubai DXB2,417 km1,502 mi3 h 35 min4 h
Frankfurt FRA2,922 km1,816 mi4 h 35 min4 h 10 min
Paris CDG3,210 km1,995 mi5 h4 h 25 min
London LHR3,533 km2,195 mi5 h 25 min4 h 45 min
Delhi DEL4,404 km2,736 mi5 h 40 min6 h 30 min
Johannesburg JNB6,264 km3,892 mi8 h 10 min8 h 10 min
Beijing PEK7,535 km4,682 mi8 h 50 min10 h 35 min
Hong Kong HKG8,102 km5,034 mi9 h 30 min11 h 05 min
Singapore SIN8,263 km5,134 mi10 h 05 min10 h 50 min
New York JFK9,017 km5,603 mi12 h 20 min10 h 25 min
Toronto YYZ9,229 km5,734 mi12 h 30 min10 h 45 min
Tokyo HND9,564 km5,943 mi11 h13 h 05 min
Chicago ORD9,875 km6,136 mi13 h 10 min11 h 30 min
São Paulo GRU10,216 km6,348 mi13 h12 h 20 min
Atlanta ATL10,236 km6,360 mi13 h 50 min11 h 40 min
Los Angeles LAX12,219 km7,592 mi15 h 35 min14 h 20 min
Mexico City MEX12,371 km7,687 mi16 h 25 min14 h
Sydney SYD14,404 km8,950 mi16 h 45 min18 h 05 min

Estimated scheduled flight times for a nonstop flight; whether one operates is not something we track. Linked hubs have a full route page.

Nearest airports with scheduled flights

AirportDistance
New Cairo CCE
Capital International Airport		43 km27 mi E
Al Jiza SPX
Sphinx International Airport		48 km30 mi W
Port Said PSD
Port Said International Airport		153 km95 mi NNE
Alexandria HBE
Alexandria International Airport		187 km116 mi WNW
El Arish AAC
El Arish International Airport		255 km159 mi ENE
El Alamein DBB
El Alamein International Airport		295 km183 mi WNW
Taba TCP
Taba International Airport		331 km206 mi E
Asyut ATZ
Asyut International Airport		343 km213 mi S

How far can you get?

Of the 265 airports with guides on this site, roughly this many are within a nonstop flight of:

193 hours
896 hours
1119 hours
18612 hours

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Route guides from CAI

Radio frequencies
ServiceDescriptionMHz
ApproachAPP119.050
ATIS (recorded airport information)ATIS122.600
GroundGND121.900
MISCVOLMET126.200
PFLTPREFLIGHT120.100
RDOcairo radio11.300
TowerTWR118.100
VOLMET124.600

From OurAirports’ community-maintained list. Frequencies change; check the current official publication. Not for navigation.

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