Cairo West Air Base

ICAO HECWMedium airport

Cairo West Air Base is a medium airport near Cairo in Giza Governorate, Egypt. It is listed as ICAO HECW. The airport is located at 30.1164° / 30.9155° at an elevation of 170 m (557 ft). There are 2 runways, the longest measuring 3,639 m. The nearest airport is Sphinx International Airport, 2.1 km (1 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Cairo West Air Base with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Cairo West Air Base — Overview map

Data

Data
ICAO code	`HECW`
Identifier	`HECW`
Type	Medium airport
City	Cairo
Region	Giza Governorate
Country	Egypt
Coordinates	30.11643, 30.91554
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	30° 06′ 59.15″ N 30° 54′ 55.93″ E
Elevation	170 m (557 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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