Around The World Flight 15, Iraklion to Cairo

Our journey takes us to Cairo in Egypt where we have a chance to fly over the magnificent pyramids.

We fly to Egypt and the historic city of Cairo. The Great Pyramids are the obvious attraction of this city of antiquities.

Cairo  is the capital and largest city of Egypt. The city’s metropolitan area is the largest in the Middle East and the Arab world, and 15th-largest in the world, and is associated with ancient Egypt, as the famous Giza pyramid complex and the ancient city of Memphis are located in its geographical area. Located near the Nile Delta, modern Cairo was founded in 969 CE. Cairo has long been a center of the region’s political and cultural life, and is nicknamed “the city of a thousand minarets” for its preponderance of Islamic architecture. ( Wikipedia)

Cairo International Airport (IATA: CAI, ICAO: HECA) is the principal international airport of Cairo and the busiest airport in Egypt and serves as the primary hub for EgyptAir and Nile Air as well as several other airlines. The airport is located in Heliopolis, to the northeast of Cairo around 15 kilometers from the business area of the city and has an area of approximately 37 square kilometres. It is the second busiest airport in Africa after OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. (Wikipedia)

Flight Information

Departure	Destination
Iraklion (LGIR)	Cairo (HECA)

Flying over the Pyramids

Photo Gallery (X-Plane 10)

Around The World – Leg 15
Distance traveled: 4282 nm, 7930 km

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