Capital International Airport (Egypt)
The airport was inaugurated by the president of Egypt, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and was opened by the Egyptian Airports Company on 9 July 2019 for a one-month trial period (300 hourly passengers), and with commercial operations commencing in 2020. The main contractor of the airport is Hassan Allam Holding, it is operated by the Egyptian Airports Company and owned by the Egyptian Armed Forces.
Facilities
Capital International Airport has a main building covering an area of 5,000 square metres (54,000 sq ft) and its land facilities have a capacity of 1 million passengers/year (expandable) that aims to serve the public as well as petroleum companies, private jets and air taxi flights. The terminal building sits on a ground floor area of 3,500 square metres (38,000 sq ft). The airport includes a passenger terminal with a current capacity of 300 passengers per hour, eight parking spaces for aircraft, 45 service and administrative buildings, an air control tower and a 3,650 metres (11,980 ft) runway suitable for receiving large aircraft, equipped with lighting and automatic landing systems.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Capital International Airport:
Airlines | Destinations |
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Smartwings | Seasonal charter: Prague |
See also
- List of airports in Egypt
- Transport in Egypt
- Cairo International Airport
- Sphinx International Airport
- New Administrative Capital of Egypt