HECW
Cairo West Air Base
Cairo West Air Base (HECW) is a general-aviation airfield serving Cairo. The field lies at 557 ft (170 m) above sea level and has two crossing runways, the longest 11,939 ft (3,639 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Sphinx International Airport (SPX), 1 nm WSW.
Alārium shows aircraft arriving at and departing from HECW in real time and in three dimensions, with current weather from the field’s own METAR, the runway the wind favours, and the movements observed there.
Location
- Elevation
- 557 ft (170 m)
- Coordinates
- 30.1164, 30.9155
- Serving
- Cairo
- Time zone
- Africa/Cairo
Runways2 · longest 11,939 ft
Drawn from published thresholds — true bearings, separations and lengths. Widths are exaggerated; at true proportion a runway is a hairline. Not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16L/34R | 11,939 ft3,639 m | 196 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
| 10/28 | 9,125 ft2,781 m | 147 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
Nearby airfields
- Nearest paved 3,000 ft
- SPXSphinx International Airport · 1 nm WSW
- Airfields within 25 nm
- 4
Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.