Cairo International Airport Terminal 2Cairo International Airport Terminal 2Terminal 2 was inaugurated in 1986 with 7 boarding gates. It primarily served European, Gulf and East Asian airlines. The terminal was closed in April 2010 for complete renovations starting in 2012 and lasting 36 months. The architecture of the building limited the opportunities for further expansion, which necessitated the entire building to be closed for major structural overhaul at an estimated cost of approximately $400 million. The renovated terminal is operating jointly with Terminal 3 as one integrated terminal via an air bridge, thus, reinforcing the role of Cairo International Airport as a regional hub. Cairo International Airport Terminal 3 Given projected growth, and the limited ability to expand Terminal 2, the Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation began construction of Terminal 3 in 2004. The terminal was officially inaugurated on 18 December 2008 and opened for commercial operations on 27 April 2009. The facility is twice as large as the current two terminal buildings combined, with the capacity to handle 11 million passengers annually (6 million international and 5 million domestic) once the first phase is completed. It is adjacent to Terminal 2, and the two terminals are initially connected by a bridge. With its hub at the airport, Egyptair's operations were overhauled with the full transfer of its operations (international and domestic) into the new terminal between 27 April and 15 June 2009. To implement the Star Alliance "Move Under One Roof" concept, all Alliance members serving the airport were relocated to the terminal by the first of August 2009. The new terminal includes:
On 20 September 2011, Prime Minister Sharaf inaugurated the new Seasonal Flights Terminal (ST), located west of Terminal 3. During the start-up phase Egyptair operates its daily flight to Medina from the new Terminal. All Hajj traffic of Egyptair will move to the ST while Saudia's Hajj flights will still operate from Terminal 1. The terminal has an annual capacity of 3.2 million passengers with 27 check-in counters and 7 gates with a common gate and single security concept, the first in Cairo. It is designed to handle 1,200 passengers per hour. Passengers will be bussed to remote aircraft stands around Terminal 3. Its purpose is to ease operational strains on the existing terminals during pilgrim seasons. Cairo International Airport (مطار القاهرة الدولي) Overview Maṭār El Qāhira El Dawli Cairo International Airport IATA: CAIICAO: HECA Cairo International Airport Airport Type: Public Cairo International Airport Owner: Egyptian Holding Company for Airports and Air Cairo International Airport Operator: Cairo Airport Company Cairo International Airport Serves: Greater Cairo Cairo International Airport Location: Heliopolis, Cairo Cairo International Airport Opened: 1963 Cairo International Airport Hub For: Egyptair Nile Air Air Cairo Air Arabia Egypt Cairo International Airport Elevation AMSL: 382 ft / 116 m Cairo International Airport Coordinates: 30°07′19″N 31°24′20″E Cairo International Airport Website: cairo-airport.com Cairo International Airport Runways Direction: Length Surface m ft 05L/23R 3,300 10,830 Asphalt 05C/23C 4,000 13,120 Asphalt 05R/23L 4,000 13,123 Asphalt Cairo International Airport Passengers: 14,711,500 | |||||
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