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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.

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

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Data

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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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