Airport
Cairo West Air Base
HECW
EG · EG-GZ · DOMESTIC AIRPORT
HIGHverified May 2026
Overview
Geography
- ARP coordinates
- 30.1164, 30.9155
- Elevation
- 557 ft (169.77 m)
- Timezone
- Africa/Cairo
Operations
- Customs
- No
- Immigration
- No
- 24h operations
- No
- PPR required
- No
- Curfew
- No
- ARFF (ICAO)
- —
- Status
- OPERATIONAL
Identifiers
- ICAOHECW
- GPS_CODEHECW
Runways (2)
16L/34R3,639 m × 60 m
Geometry
| Length | 3,639 m (11,939 ft) |
|---|---|
| Width | 60 m |
Runway ends
16L
| Threshold | 30.1323, 30.9109 |
|---|---|
| Displaced threshold | 300.2 m |
34R
| Threshold | 30.1059, 30.9187 |
|---|---|
| Displaced threshold | 300.2 m |
10/282,781 m × 45 m
Geometry
| Length | 2,781 m (9,125 ft) |
|---|---|
| Width | 45 m |
Runway ends
10
| Threshold | 30.1182, 30.9084 |
|---|
28
| Threshold | 30.1112, 30.9362 |
|---|
ATC frequencies
Tower
- 127.400 MHzTWR
Ground
- 130.000 MHzGND
Approach
- 125.300 MHzAPP