Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA) is an airport in Egypt serving Cairo.
It handled 31,137,557 passengers in 2025, making it number 70 in our world ranking and number 1 of 4 ranked airports in Egypt.
It has 3 runways, the longest 4,000 m, at an elevation of 116 m.
12 airlines use it as a hub, including AMC Airlines, EgyptAir and Nile Air.
Passengers per year
2012–202514.8M13.8M14.7M15.8M16.5M16M17.5M19M7.4M11.2M20.2M23M29M31.1M
2012’122013’132014’142015’152016’162017’172018’182019’192020’202021’212022’222023’232024’242025’25
Identification
- IATA
- CAI
- ICAO
- HECA
- UN/LOCODE
- EGCAI
- Wikidata
- Q461793
Location
- Country
- Egypt
- City served
- Cairo
- Located in
- Cairo Governorate
- Coordinates
- 30.1219, 31.4056
- Elevation
- 116 m (381 ft)
Organisation
- Type
- international airport, airport
- Named after
- Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Runways
- 05L/23R
- 3,301 m · 10,830 ftrock asphalt
- 05C/23C
- 3,999 m · 13,120 ftrock asphalt
- 05R/23L
- 4,000 m · 13,123 ftrock asphalt
Hub for 12 airlines
YJAMC AirlinesMSEgyptAirNPNile AirUFPetroleum Air ServicesUJAlMasria Universal AirlinesOECairo AviationMSEgyptAir CargoXHAlexandria Airlines4DAir SinaiM4Smart Aviation CompanySMAir CairoNENesma Airlines