# Distance from Algiers (ALG) to Cairo (CAI)

> 2,706 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,706 km / 1,681 mi / 1,461 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 97° (east)
- **Return heading**: 293° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Algeria) → Egypt
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 01:53 in Algiers, it's 03:53 in Cairo)
- **Elevation difference**: 300 ft (CAI is higher than ALG)

## Airports

### [Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/alg-algiers-houari-boumediene-airport/1ef266de-b53b-6ce8-aaed-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Algiers, Algeria
- ICAO: DAAG
- Timezone: Africa/Algiers
- Coordinates: 36.690000, 3.220000
- Elevation: 82 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 medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 01:53 in Algiers, it's 03:53 in Cairo.

## Related

- [Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/alg-algiers-houari-boumediene-airport/1ef266de-b53b-6ce8-aaed-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)