Airports / Egypt / CCE
Capital International Airport
HECP / CCENew Cairo, EgyptELEV 761 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
23 nm
To the nearest alternate
Bilbeis 2 Airfield (EG-0003) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in New Cairo, Egypt, Capital International Airport (HECP / CCE) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 761 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into CCE for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Bilbeis 2 Airfield (EG-0003, 23 nm), Cairo International Airport (CAI, 23 nm), and Bilbeis Air Base (HE37, 23 nm).
Charter pricing from CCE depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from New Cairo.
Field capability
ICAO
HECP
IATA
CCE
FAA / Local
HECP
Elevation
761 ft
Coordinates
30.0647° N · 31.8400° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Egypt fields
state range 10–4,402 ft
At 761 ft, CCE sits higher than 87% of the 31 Egypt fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 23nmEG-0003Bilbeis 2 AirfieldBilbeis
- 23nmCAICairo International AirportCairo
- 23nmHE37Bilbeis Air BaseBilbeis
- 25nmHEAZAlmaza Air Force BaseEl Nozha
- 33nmHE35Abu Suwayr Air BaseAbu Suwayr
- 38nmHEISAl Ismailiyya Air BaseAl Ismailiyya
Location
Open the full mapHECP · Capital International Airport · New Cairo, Egypt