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Cairo International Airport

Cairo, Egypt

Cairo International Airport (IATA: CAI, ICAO: HECA) (Maṭār El Qāhira El Dawli) is the main international airport serving Cairo and its metropolitan area. It is the largest and busiest airport in Egypt. The airport serves as the primary hub for EgyptAir and Nile Air as well as several other airlines. The airport is located in Heliopolis, to the northeast of Cairo around fifteen kilometres (eight nautical miles) from the business area of the city and has an area of approximately 37 km2 (14 sq mi). It is the busiest airport in Africa and the 9th busiest airport in the Middle East in terms of total passengers.

Airport data from the OpenFlights open database.

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