Cairo West Air Base
E160673
Cairo West Air Base is a major Egyptian military airfield located near Cairo that serves as a key operational hub for the Egyptian Air Force.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cairo West Air Base canonical | 1 |
| RAF Helwan | 1 |
| Royal Egyptian Air Force base | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air force base
ⓘ
military air base ⓘ |
| accessRestriction | restricted military area ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Egyptian Armed Forces ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel |
165 meters
ⓘ
541 feet ⓘ |
| hasAlternateCivilUse | limited civil and government flights ⓘ |
| hasCommunication | military ATC frequencies ⓘ |
| hasControlTower | yes ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
key operational hub for Egyptian Air Force
ⓘ
strategic air base ⓘ |
| hasHangars | yes ⓘ |
| hasIATACode | CWE ⓘ |
| hasICAOCode | HECW ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryRole |
air defense support
ⓘ
logistics hub ⓘ staging base for operations ⓘ |
| hasNavigationAid |
NDB
ⓘ
VOR/DME ⓘ |
| hasParkingApron | yes ⓘ |
| hasPerimeterSecurity | fenced and guarded facility ⓘ |
| hasRunway |
Runway 10/28
ⓘ
Runway 12/30 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Egypt ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Giza Governorate ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Cairo ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | 6th of October City ⓘ |
| operator | Egyptian Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | Egyptian Air Defense infrastructure ⓘ |
| runwayCount | 2 ⓘ |
| runwayLength |
2990 meters
ⓘ
9810 feet ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
protects Cairo airspace
ⓘ
supports national air operations network ⓘ |
| timezone | Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| timezoneOffset | UTC+2 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Egyptian Air Force fighter squadrons
ⓘ
Egyptian Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian Air Force transport squadrons
|
| usedDuring |
Arab–Israeli conflicts
ⓘ
Yom Kippur War ⓘ |
| usedFor |
combat operations
ⓘ
military aviation ⓘ training operations ⓘ transport operations ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Royal Egyptian Air Force base
this entity surface form:
RAF Helwan