Almaza AFB Airport

Almaza Air Base is a Air base of the Egyptian Air Force located in , , . It was established as a civilian aerodrome, but was partly taken over by the British military, designated RAF Almaza.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: military airfield/former airport (Egypt)
  • Also known as: “Almaza Air Base”, “Almaza Air Force Base”, “Almaza Air Force Base Airport”, “Cairo Almaza Airport”, “Cairo-Almaza Airport”, “Flughafen Kairo Almaza”, “Flugplatz Kairo Almaza”, “Flugplatz Kairo-Almaza”, “HEAZ”, “Kairo-Almaza flygplats”, “Kairo-Almazas flygplats”, and “قاعدة ألماظة الجوية”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Cairo Military Academy Stadium and Baron Empain Palace.

Stadium
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The is located in , and has a total capacity of 28,500.

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The , also known as Le Palais…

Church
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The Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima or just Chaldean…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Cairo and North Cairo.

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The eastern districts of are a series of planned…

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The northern districts of Greater form a vast…

Suburb
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/ Victory City forms two of the nine districts of the Eastern Area of , .

Almaza AFB Airport

Latitude
30.0932° or 30° 5′ 36″ north
Longitude
31.3583° or 31° 21′ 30″ east
Elevation
91 metres (299 feet)
Open location code
8G2H39V5+78
Open­Street­Map ID
way 320784665
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Wiki­data ID
Q11824207
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Almaza AFB Airport” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مطار ألماظة”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قاعدة الماظه الجويه”
  • French: “Almaza Air Base”
  • German: “Almaza Air Base”
  • German: “Flughafen Kairo-Almaza”
  • Hebrew: “בסיס חיל האוויר אלמאזה”
  • Hungarian: “Almaza AFB Repülőtér”
  • Japanese: “アルマザ空軍基地”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Almaza AFB”
  • Swedish: “Almaza Air Base”
  • Ukrainian: “Альмаза (аеродром)”
  • Ukrainian: “Альмаза”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Labor City Housing and Block 1219.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Action Squash Academy and Egypt Air Hospital.

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