Cairo International Airport stands as Egypt’s principal gateway to the world and one of Africa’s busiest aviation hubs. Originally established in the 1940s as a military airfield known as Payne Field during the Second World War, it was transformed into a civil airport in 1963 to serve the growing demands of Egypt’s capital. Over the following decades, it expanded steadily, replacing the earlier Heliopolis Airport, which could no longer accommodate the increasing volume of passengers and cargo. Each subsequent phase of development reflected القاهرة’s evolving position as a crossroads between Africa, Asia, and Europe.
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