# Distance from Alma (AMN) to Cairo (CAI)

> 9,578 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,578 km / 5,951 mi / 5,172 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 51° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 319° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Egypt
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 10:49 in Alma, it's 17:49 in Cairo)
- **Elevation difference**: 372 ft (CAI is lower than AMN)

## Airports

### [Gratiot Community Airport (AMN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/amn-alma-gratiot-community-airport/1ef266df-0e32-62ac-a2dc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Alma, United States
- ICAO: KAMN
- Timezone: America/Detroit
- Coordinates: 43.320000, -84.690000
- Elevation: 754 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 an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 10:49 in Alma, it's 17:49 in Cairo.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Gratiot Community Airport (AMN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/amn-alma-gratiot-community-airport/1ef266df-0e32-62ac-a2dc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)