Airport guide
Cairo International AirportIATA code CAI
Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Cairo, Egypt in Africa. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Cairo, Egypt
- Codes
- CAI · HECA
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- Africa/Cairo
- Region
- Africa
Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Cairo, Egypt in Africa. Operating on Africa/Cairo local time at coordinates 30.120°, 31.410°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Cairo International Airport (CAI) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Cairo, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Cairo International Airport details
- IATA code
- CAI
- ICAO code
- HECA
- City
- Cairo
- Country
- Egypt
- Region
- Africa
- Time zone
- Africa/Cairo
- Coordinates
- 30.112°, 31.397°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 4 Sept 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Cairo International Airport’s own pages.
CAI airport facts
- Size class
- Large airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 98 m (322 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Passengers, 2025
- 31.1 million
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing fracs.aero (opens in a new tab)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Capital International Airport CCE · 43 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at CAI
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
3 open runways, all lit. Longest 05R/23L: 4,000 m, asphalt.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05R/23L | 4,000 m13,124 ft | 60 m | asphalt | Lit |
| 05C/23C | 4,000 m13,123 ft | 60 m | asphalt | Lit |
| 05L/23R | 3,300 m10,827 ft | 60 m | asphalt | Lit |
Airlines and destinations from CAI
Source: Travelpayouts fare data, 5 Oct 2026 — destinations where travellers found a nonstop fare from CAI in the days before that date. Not a complete or live schedule.
Nonstop fares from CAI to 73 destinations in 43 countries, on 24 airlines.
Airlines named on the fares
- MSEgyptair41 destinations
- SMAir Cairo4 destinations
- NPNile Air4 destinations
- ECeasyJet2 destinations
- LHLufthansa2 destinations
- W4Wizz Air Malta2 destinations
- AHAir Algerie1 destination
- G9Air Arabia1 destination
- E5Air Arabia Egypt1 destination
- OSAustrian Airlines1 destination
- U2easyJet1 destination
- ETEthiopian Airlines1 destination
- EWEurowings1 destination
- XYFlynas1 destination
- I2Iberia Express1 destination
- LOLOT Polish1 destination
- BJNouvelair1 destination
- SVSaudia1 destination
- 3USichuan Airlines1 destination
- GQSky Express Greece1 destination
- XQSunExpress1 destination
- HVTransavia1 destination
- VYVueling1 destination
- W6Wizz Air1 destination
The airline on a fare can be the seller of a codeshare flown by a partner. Linked names are matched to Originfacts airline pages by code and name; others are shown as the fare data names them.
Destinations by country
- Saudi Arabia (8)
- Abha, Buraydah, Dammam, Jeddah, Medina, Riyadh, Tabuk, Taif
- Egypt (5)
- Aswan, Hurghada, Luxor, Marsa Alam, Sharm el Sheikh
- China (4)
- Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shanghai
- Germany (4)
- Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich
- United Arab Emirates (4)
- Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah
- United States (3)
- Chicago, Los Angeles, New York
- India (2)
- Mumbai, New Delhi
- Iraq (2)
- Baghdad, Erbil
- Italy (2)
- Milan, Rome
- Nigeria (2)
- Abuja, Lagos
- Spain (2)
- Barcelona, Madrid
- Tanzania (2)
- Dar Es Salaam, Zanzibar
- Turkiye (2)
- Antalya, Istanbul
- United Kingdom (2)
- London, Manchester
- Algeria (1)
- Algiers
- Austria (1)
- Vienna
- Bahrain (1)
- Manama
- Belgium (1)
- Brussels
- Canada (1)
- Toronto
- Chad (1)
- N'Djamena
- Cyprus (1)
- Larnaca
- Czech Republic (1)
- Prague
- Eritrea (1)
- Asmara
- Ethiopia (1)
- Addis Ababa
- France (1)
- Paris
- Greece (1)
- Athens
- Hungary (1)
- Budapest
- Japan (1)
- Tokyo
- Kenya (1)
- Nairobi
- Kuwait (1)
- Kuwait City
- Libya (1)
- Benghazi
- Morocco (1)
- Casablanca
- Netherlands (1)
- Amsterdam
- Oman (1)
- Muscat
- Poland (1)
- Warsaw
- Qatar (1)
- Doha
- Russia (1)
- Moscow
- Rwanda (1)
- Kigali
- South Africa (1)
- Johannesburg
- Sudan (1)
- Port Sudan
- Switzerland (1)
- Zurich
- Tunisia (1)
- Tunis
- Uganda (1)
- Entebbe
Check schedules with the airline or Cairo International Airport before you book.
Routes from CAI
Originfacts does not track any routes from CAI yet, so no route records are listed here. Destinations with nonstop fares are listed under Airlines and destinations above. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.
Airlines with a hub at CAI
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026): airlines whose “airline hub” property names CAI, with no end date and not recorded as dissolved. Community-edited; hubs change.
- SMAir Cairo
- Air Go Airlines (Egypt) (opens in a new tab)
- ALAir Leisure (opens in a new tab)
- 4DAir Sinai (opens in a new tab)
- XHAlexandria Airlines (opens in a new tab)
- UJAlMasria Universal Airlines
- YJAMC Airlines (opens in a new tab)
- OECairo Aviation (opens in a new tab)
- MSEgyptAir
- MSEgyptAir Cargo
- NENesma Airlines
- NPNile Air
- UFPetroleum Air Services
- M4Smart Aviation Company (opens in a new tab)
- MSUnited Arab Airlines (opens in a new tab)
Where CAI is
17 km east-northeast
Cairo International Airport lies 17 km east-northeast of Cairo city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).
Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.
Terminals, transport and parking at CAI
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Cairo, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Cairo International Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:cairo-airport.com (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)
Before you travel
- Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
- Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
- Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
- Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.
Climate at CAI, month by month
Source: NASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily values for 2016–2025 at 30.12°, 31.41° (MERRA-2 reanalysis grid, about 50 km cells), averaged by Originfacts. Modelled, not airport weather-station readings.
Warmest: July (average high 39°C). Coolest: January (19°C high, 7°C low). Wettest: November (32 mm); driest: August (0 mm).
| Month | High | Low | Temperature range | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19°C | 7°C | 23 mm | |
| Feb | 21°C | 8°C | 11 mm | |
| Mar | 25°C | 10°C | 28 mm | |
| Apr | 30°C | 13°C | 16 mm | |
| May | 35°C | 17°C | 1 mm | |
| Jun | 38°C | 21°C | 1 mm | |
| Jul | 39°C | 22°C | 1 mm | |
| Aug | 39°C | 23°C | 0 mm | |
| Sep | 36°C | 21°C | 1 mm | |
| Oct | 32°C | 18°C | 13 mm | |
| Nov | 26°C | 14°C | 32 mm | |
| Dec | 21°C | 10°C | 14 mm |
Airports near Cairo
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
- CairoCapital International AirportCCE41 km
- CairoGiza SphinxSPX50 km
- AlexandriaBorg El Arab AirportHBE187 km
- Dabaa CityAlalamain InternationalDBB296 km
- TabaTaba InternationalTCP344 km
- AssiutAssiut AirportATZ346 km
- ElatRamon AirportETM350 km
- AqabaKing Hussein International AirportAQJ353 km
- Sharm el SheikhSharm El Sheikh AirportSSH375 km
Cairo International Airport: common questions
Where is Cairo International Airport?
Cairo International Airport serves Cairo, Egypt. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 30.112°, 31.397°.
What are the airport codes for Cairo International Airport?
The IATA code is CAI and the ICAO code is HECA.
What time zone is CAI in?
Cairo International Airport is in the Africa/Cairo time zone.
What is the official website of Cairo International Airport?
The airport’s official website is cairo-airport.com. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.
How many runways does Cairo International Airport have?
OurAirports lists 3 open runways at CAI: 05R/23L (4,000 m (13,124 ft), asphalt); 05C/23C (4,000 m (13,123 ft), asphalt); 05L/23R (3,300 m (10,827 ft), asphalt).
Where can you fly nonstop from CAI?
Travelpayouts fare data retrieved 5 Oct 2026 showed nonstop fares from CAI to 73 destinations in 43 countries, the most in Saudi Arabia (8), Egypt (5) and China (4). That reflects fares travellers found, not a complete or live schedule.
How many passengers use Cairo International Airport?
Wikidata records 31.1 million passengers for 2025, the latest year it holds.
Which airlines have a hub at CAI?
Wikidata lists CAI as a hub of Air Cairo, Air Go Airlines (Egypt), Air Leisure, Air Sinai, Alexandria Airlines, AlMasria Universal Airlines, AMC Airlines and Cairo Aviation and 7 more.
How far is CAI from Cairo city centre?
Cairo International Airport is about 17 km east-northeast of Cairo city centre in a straight line, calculated from coordinates. The distance by road is longer.
What is the weather like at CAI through the year?
NASA POWER averages for 2016–2025 put the warmest month at July (average high 39°C, low 22°C) and the coolest at January (19°C / 7°C); November is the wettest (32 mm) and August the driest (0 mm).
Sources
Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Cairo International Airport’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record4 Sept 2026
- Official websiteWikidata record (official website property) (opens in a new tab)5 Oct 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q461793 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
- Nonstop destinations, airlines on faresTravelpayouts Data API (Aviasales fare cache) — fares found, not a complete or live schedule5 Oct 2026
- ClimateNASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily data (MERRA-2 reanalysis), averaged by Originfacts2016–2025
- Distance to city centreCalculated from airport coordinates and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point—
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)