Almaza Airport is defined as one of the airports of the Arab Republic of Egypt, it is the first airport built by Egypt to be under full control, and it is located to the northeast of the Egyptian capital “Cairo“, and it is near Cairo International Airport, the construction of this airport began in the year (1930), and it was opened on June 2 of the year (1932).
Almaza Airport has witnessed many achievements since the first day of its opening, and at present time it is an air base belonging to the Egyptian Air Force, and the airport is called by several names, including East Cairo Air Base, which is symbolized by (ICAO: HEAZ), and also called Almaza Air Base.
The construction of the airport was completed in 1932, where five “Tiger Moth” planes, out of ten planes piloted by three Egyptian pilots; Fouad Haggag, Abdel Moneim Megawity, and Ahmed Abdel Razek, and two British pilots, took off from “Hatfield” base north of London, and landed at Almaza Airport, on the opening day in the presence of King Fuad, who opened the airport, in addition to a large popular crowd, so it became the first airport in Egypt, and the second airport was Dekheila Airport in Alexandria.
Expansions of Almaza Airport
Almaza Airport, currently known in Cairo, has witnessed many renovations and expansions, most notably the HUB hub for air traffic between East and West, which provides a service to many international airlines, especially in the movement of transit passengers, Cairo Airport is the gateway to Africa in air transportation, as it is one of the largest airports in Africa in terms of area, capacity, and volume of travel traffic.
Cairo International Airport has undergone continuous development and expansions to maintain its position among the world’s airports, and Cairo International Airport has entered the world of airport cities by utilizing the land surrounding the airport, Cairo International Airport has received many awards and certificates, most notably the best airport in Africa in 2006.
Aviation School at Almaza Airport
The Egyptian Aviation School began its activities on June 7, 1932, to teach aviation and prepare and qualify a cadre of Egyptian pilots to assume command of Egyptian aircraft on the lines of the company that carries the name and flag of Egypt, provided that it is based at Almaza Airport. The high demand for this school, encouraged EgyptAir to open another new school in Alexandria in July 1933 at Dekheila Airport, thus making Egypt at that time two flight training schools
the Egyptian government saw the need to establish Egyptian airports because the airports that existed at the time
Cairo was under British supervision, and there was only Heliopolis Airport, which was used by the British Air Force during and after World War I and was forbidden to Egyptian and foreign airplanes, except for the British Empire Airways. In 1930, the actual construction of Almaza Airport began, and on June 2, 1932, the airport was officially opened on the occasion of the arrival of the first squadron of the Egyptian Air Force from England with their planes to Egypt. The first decree to regulate air navigation was issued in 1935. On April 22, 1945, a decree was issued to establish the Civil Aviation Authority, which was competent to manage the Egyptian civil aviation facility
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