# Distance from Almaty (ALA) to Cairo (CAI)

> 4,263 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,263 km / 2,649 mi / 2,302 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 265° (west)
- **Return heading**: 57° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kazakhstan) → Egypt
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 05:27 in Almaty, it's 03:27 in Cairo)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,856 ft (CAI is lower than ALA)

## Airports

### [Almaty International Airport (ALA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ala-almaty-almaty-international-airport/1ef266df-e39a-69bc-8827-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Almaty, Kazakhstan
- ICAO: UAAA
- Timezone: Asia/Almaty
- Coordinates: 43.350000, 77.040000
- Elevation: 2,238 ft

### [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cairo, Egypt
- ICAO: HECA
- Timezone: Africa/Cairo
- Coordinates: 30.120000, 31.410000
- Elevation: 382 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 05:27 in Almaty, it's 03:27 in Cairo.

## Related

- [Almaty International Airport (ALA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ala-almaty-almaty-international-airport/1ef266df-e39a-69bc-8827-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
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