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Airports near Cairo
In short
The nearest airport with scheduled passenger service to Cairo is Cairo International Airport (CAI), 16 km (10 mi) east-northeast of the city centre.
3 airports with scheduled service lie within 150 km: CAI, SPX and CCE.
Distances are great-circle from Natural Earth's point for Cairo; airport data from OurAirports, retrieved 2026-10-18.
Data updated
At a glance
- Within 50 km
- 2airports
- Within 100 km
- 3airports
- Within 150 km
- 3airports
Where the airports are
Each airport sits at its real direction and straight-line distance from central Cairo.
Airports within 150 km of Cairo
| Airport | Distance from the centre | Direction | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAICairo International AirportCairo, Egypt | 16 km10 mi | ENE 65° | Large | 4,000 m13,124 ft | 98 m |
| SPXSphinx International AirportAl Jiza, Egypt | 34 km21 mi | W 281° | Large | 3,650 m11,975 ft | 155 m |
| CCECapital International AirportNew Cairo, Egypt | 57 km35 mi | E 88° | Medium | 3,652 m11,980 ft | 232 m |
Key findings
Cairo has 2 large airports within 100 km: CAI (16 km) and SPX (34 km).
How we calculated this: Dataset airports of OurAirports type large_airport within 100 km of the Natural Earth city point.
With 3 airports with scheduled service within 100 km, Cairo ranks first among the 42 places in Egypt listed by Natural Earth.
How we calculated this: Rank of Natural Earth places within the country by dataset airports within 100 km.
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