# Distance from Algiers (ALG) to Caruru (CUO)

> 8,565 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,565 km / 5,322 mi / 4,625 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 261° (west)
- **Return heading**: 52° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Algeria) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 12:30 in Algiers, it's 06:30 in Caruru)
- **Elevation difference**: 738 ft (CUO 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

### [Caruru Airport (CUO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cuo-caruru-caruru-airport/1ef266df-b4a7-6ce0-bb92-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Caruru, Colombia
- ICAO: SKCR
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 1.010000, -71.300000
- Elevation: 820 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 12:30 in Algiers, it's 06:30 in Caruru.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/alg-algiers-houari-boumediene-airport/1ef266de-b53b-6ce8-aaed-06bb2780ed98)
- [Caruru Airport (CUO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cuo-caruru-caruru-airport/1ef266df-b4a7-6ce0-bb92-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)