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Almaza Air Force Base

El Nozha, Egypt
Routes out
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ICAO
HEAZ
Elevation
246 ft
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Location
El Nozha · C · Egypt
Position
30.092°, 31.360° · 246 ft elev.
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Historic Egyptian military air base near Cairo.

Location
El Nozha, Egypt
Almaza Air Force Base, designated ICAO code HEAZ, is a military airfield located in the El Nozha district of northeastern Cairo, Egypt. It has served as a key installation for the Egyptian Air Force for decades and is situated in close proximity to the urban sprawl of greater Cairo. The base has historically been associated with Egyptian military aviation and has hosted various aircraft types operated by the Egyptian Air Force. It is not open to commercial passenger traffic and has no assigned IATA code. Almaza is distinct from Cairo International Airport, which handles civilian air traffic in the region. The base's urban location has made its long-term operational future a subject of discussion given surrounding city development.
Notable facts
  • ›Almaza Air Force Base is operated exclusively by the Egyptian Air Force.
  • ›The base is located in the densely populated El Nozha district of northeastern Cairo.
  • ›It carries the ICAO identifier HEAZ but has no IATA code due to its military-only status.
  • ›Almaza is separate from Cairo International Airport, which serves civilian aviation needs.
  • ›The base has been part of Egyptian military aviation infrastructure for much of the 20th century.
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Almaza Air Base
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Almaza Air Base is a Air base of the Egyptian Air Force located in Heliopolis, Cairo, Cairo Governorate. It was established as a civilian aerodrome, but was partly taken over by the British military, designated RAF Almaza. Today it is a military aerodrome of the Egyptian Air Force.

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Almaza Air Base

Military airfield/former airport (Egypt)

Almaza Air Base is a Air base of the Egyptian Air Force located in Heliopolis, Cairo, Cairo Governorate. It was established as a civilian aerodrome, but was partly taken over by the British military, designated RAF Almaza. Today it is a military aerodrome of the Egyptian Air Force.

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