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Cairo International Airport
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HECA
Airport | |
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ICAO: HECA – IATA: CAI | |
Summary | |
Name | Cairo International Airport |
Region | Africa |
Territory | Egypt ![]() |
Location | Cairo, Al Qahirah |
Serving | Cairo |
Elevation | 116.434 m <br />382 ft <br />382 ft116.434 m <br /> |
Coordinates | 30° 6' 41.00" N, 31° 24' 50.00" E |
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METAR | |
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Observation | HECA 072130Z 06006KT CAVOK 15/11 Q1018 NOSIG
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Station | Cairo Airport |
Date/Time | 07 March 2021 21:30:00 |
Wind direction | 60° |
Wind speed | 06 kts |
Lowest cloud amount | clouds and visibility OK |
Temperature | 15°C |
Dew point | 11°C |
Humidity | 77% |
QNH | 1018 hPa |
Weather condition | n/a |
GND | |
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Tag(s) | Foreign Object Debris |
WX | |
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Tag(s) | Sand Storm |
Cairo International Airport
ICAO: HECA IATA: CAI
Description
International airport serving the Egyptian capital.
Climatology
Hot Desert Climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) - Hot desert climates are typically found in the subtropics where there is unbroken sunshine for the whole year due to the stable descending air and high pressure, little or no precipitation. Maximum temperatures of 40°C104 °F <br />313.15 K <br />563.67 °R <br /> to 45°C113 °F <br />318.15 K <br />572.67 °R <br /> are not uncommon, particularly during the warmer months of the year. During colder periods of the year, night-time temperatures can drop to freezing or below due to the exceptional radiation loss under the clear skies. However, very rarely do temperatures drop far below freezing.
Maps
Terrain
Airport Layout
Accidents & Serious Incidents at or in vicinity of HECA
- B772, Cairo Egypt, 2011 (On 29 July 2011 an oxygen-fed fire started in the flight deck of an Egypt Air Boeing 777-200 about to depart from Cairo with most passengers boarded. The fire rapidly took hold despite attempts at extinguishing it but all passengers were safely evacuated via the still-attached air bridge access to doors 1L and 2L. The flight deck and adjacent structure was severely damaged. The Investigation could not conclusively determine the cause of the fire but suspected that wiring damage attributable to inadequately secured cabling may have provided a source of ignition for an oxygen leak from the crew emergency supply)