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Name
Cairo West Air Base
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ICAO / GPS
HECW / HECW
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
12:57 pm (EGY)
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Municipality
Cairo
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Coordinates
30° 6′ 28″ N 30° 54′ 54″ E
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Elevation
528 ft (161 m MSL)
About Cairo West Air Base
Cairo West AB (IATA: CWE, ICAO: HECW) is a military airport on the western side of Cairo, Egypt. The air base shares some infrastructure with the adjacent Sphinx International Airport.
The base is home to the Egyptian Fighter Weapon School of 139 Air Division, 95 & 97 Squadrons of 292 Tactical Fighter Wing of 139 Air Division with F-16C/D's, 87 Squadron of 601 Air Wing of 159 Air Division with E-2C's and a detachment from 16 Squadron of 516 Air Wing of 159 Air Division with C-130H's.
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