Birma Air Base

HE16 · Gharbia, Egypt

About Birma Air Base

ID EG-0063
Local ID HE16
FIR Cairo FIR
Region Gharbia
Country Egypt
Runways 14R/32L
Type Midsized airport
Coordinates (ARP) 30.8366, 30.936   305012N 0305610E
Coordinates (Center) 30.83677, 30.93561   305012N 0305608E
Variation 4.9° E (2024)
Timezone Cairo (+3 h)
Local time May 5, 2024 06:57

Birma Air Base

Birma Air Base is a midsized airport in Gharbia, Egypt. The airport is located at latitude 30.83677 and longitude 30.93561. The airport has 2 runways: 14L/32R and 14R/32L. This airport has no ICAO code, we use EG-0063 as reference. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is HE16. Nearby other airfields are Quesna Airport, Al Rahmaniyah Air Base, Bergat Air Base, Al Mansurah Airbase and Al Battikh Airfield.

Birma Air Base does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Sphinx International Airport, which is 81 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Cairo.

Birma Air Base is in the timezone of Africa/Cairo. Difference with UTC is +3 h. Today the sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 19:37. This applies to Birma Air Base, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +3 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Latitude Longitude Approx. length
14L 144° 139° 30.8264 30.9451 2,934 m
32R 324° 319° 30.8477 30.927
14R 144° 139° 30.8258 30.9442 2,934 m
32L 324° 319° 30.8472 30.9262

Do not use for flight planning.
True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Runway lengths are calculated as the distance between the coordinates of the runway ends. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Kafr el-Sheikh Heliport EG-0019 29 km 003°
Quesna Airport EG-0086 34 km 147°
Al Rahmaniyah Air Base EG-0001 35 km 311°
Bergat Air Base EG-0073 49 km 227°
Al Mansurah Airbase EG-0076 50 km 072°
Al Battikh Airfield EG-0017 57 km 003°
Jiyanklis Air Base HEGS 71 km 268°
Inshas Air Base EG-0060 74 km 138°
El Sheikh Gebeil Airport EG-0002 75 km 110°

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