Cairo West Airport

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METAR: METAR HESX 050400Z 18009KT CAVOK 16/05 Q1010 NOSIG

TAF: TAF HESX 050500Z 0506/0612 17008KT 9999 SCT025 TEMPO 0506/0512 24015G25KT 3000 SA BECMG 0512/0515 31008KT CAVOK

Reporting Station: HESX (1.1 NM at True Heading of 243)
Visibility: 6+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1010
Temperature: 16 C (60.8 F)
Dewpoint: 5 C (41 F)

Location

Latitude: 
30-06-59.0392N (30.1164)
Longitude: 
030-54-55.4384E (30.9154)
Elevation: 
550 feet MSL (168 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
4.8 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC +2.0 (Standard Time)
UTC +3.0 (Daylight Savings Time)

Contacts

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Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
1550 feet (472 m)

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:  125.9
TWR:  127.4
TWR:  118.2
CLNC:  130
GND:  130
APP:  125.3
APP:  119.1
MISC:  118.4
MISC:  119.6
   

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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near HECW

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

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NOTAM Radius Search

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NM of HECW

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NM of HECW

Remarks

No remarks for this landing facility

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 10/28
16L/34R
Longest Runway: 16L/34R is 11939 ft (3639 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

HECW Airport Runway Details

Runway 10/28  9125 ft x 147 ft (2781 m x 45 m)
Runway Edge Lights:  Yes Intensity

Runway 10

Runway 28

Elevation: 
495 557
Latitude: 
30.1182 30.1112
Longitude: 
30.9084 30.9362
Runway True Alignment: 
107 287
Glide Path Angle: 
0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
REIL: 
Yes Yes
Threshold Elevation: 
495 557

Runway 16L/34R  11939 ft x 196 ft (3639 m x 60 m)
Runway Edge Lights:  Yes Intensity

Runway 16L

Runway 34R

Elevation: 
497 528
Latitude: 
30.132299 30.1059
Longitude: 
30.9109 30.918699
Runway True Alignment: 
165 345
Glide Path Angle: 
0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
REIL: 
Yes Yes
Threshold Elevation: 
497 528
Displaced Threshold: 
985 985

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