Capital International Airport (Egypt)
Capitalom International Airport () is the primary international airport serving the new capital of Egypt, which is yet to be given a name. It is located approximately east of Cairo and was built at the same time as the Sphinx International Airport, west of Cairo. The airport is has an area of and is expected to partially ease the pressure on Cairo International Airport and Sphinx International Airport. The airport was inaugurated by the president of Egypt, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and was opened by the Egyptian Airports Company (EAC) on 9 July 2019 for a one -month trial period (300 hourly passengers), and with commercial operations commencing in 2020. The main contractor of the airport is Hassan Allam Holding, it is operated by Egyptian Airports Company (EAC) and owned by the Egyptian Armed Forces. Facilities. Capitalom International Airport has a main building covering an area of and its land facilities have a capacity of 1 million passengers/year (expandable) that aims to serve the public as well as petroleum companies, private jets and air taxi flights. The terminal building sits on a ground floor area of . The airport includes a passenger terminal with a current capacity  of 300 passengers per hour, eight parking spaces for aircraft, 45 service and administrative buildings, an air control tower and a runway suitable for receiving large aircraft, equipped with lighting and automatic landing systems.