Embaba Airport was a pilot training airport in the

Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the Capital city, capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the List of urban agglomerations in Africa, largest urban agglomeration in Africa, List of ...

suburb of Giza that was closed in 2002, because of safety concerns due to buildings encroaching on airport property. For a number of years, the airport was home to Egyptian Gliding Institute. A

theme park An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, as well as other events for entertainment purposes. A theme park is a type of amusement park that bases its structures and attractions around a central ...

project was approved, and construction began in 2009. The airport is now gone, with the theme park and apartment blocks replacing it.

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Defunct airports in Egypt {{Egypt-airport-stub