Английская Википедия:Capital International Airport (Egypt)

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Capital International Airport (Шаблон:Lang-ar) Шаблон:Airport codes is the primary international airport serving the new capital of Egypt, which is yet to be given a name. It is located approximately Шаблон:Convert east of Cairo and was built at the same time as the Sphinx International Airport, west of Cairo.[1] The airport has an area of Шаблон:Convert and is expected to partially ease pressure on Cairo International Airport and Sphinx International Airport.[2]

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.[3][4] 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.[5]

Facilities

Capital International Airport has a main building covering an area of Шаблон:Convert 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 Шаблон:Convert.[6] 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 Шаблон:Convert runway suitable for receiving large aircraft, equipped with lighting and automatic landing systems.[7]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Capital International Airport: Шаблон:Airport-dest-list

See also

Шаблон:Portalbar Шаблон:Airports in Egypt

References