# Distance from Amsterdam (AMS) to Cairo (CAI)

> 3,288 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,288 km / 2,043 mi / 1,775 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 128° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 326° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Netherlands) → Egypt
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 19:06 in Amsterdam, it's 20:06 in Cairo)
- **Elevation difference**: 393 ft (CAI is higher than AMS)

## Airports

### [Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ams-amsterdam-amsterdam-airport-schiphol/1ef266de-c6a5-698e-9380-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Amsterdam, Netherlands
- ICAO: EHAM
- Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates: 52.310000, 4.760000
- Elevation: -11 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 19:06 in Amsterdam, it's 20:06 in Cairo.

## Related

- [Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ams-amsterdam-amsterdam-airport-schiphol/1ef266de-c6a5-698e-9380-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
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