# Distance from Atalaya (ATG) to Cairo (CAI)

> 12,056 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,056 km / 7,491 mi / 6,510 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 62° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 268° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Peru) → Egypt
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 19:16 in Atalaya, it's 03:16 in Cairo)
- **Elevation difference**: 369 ft (CAI is lower than ATG)

## Airports

### [Teniente General Gerardo Perez Pinedo Airport (ATG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/atg-atalaya-teniente-general-gerardo-perez-pinedo-airport/1ef266df-c34e-6348-8586-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Atalaya, Peru
- ICAO: SPAY
- Timezone: America/Lima
- Coordinates: -10.730000, -73.770000
- Elevation: 751 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 19:16 in Atalaya, it's 03:16 in Cairo.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Teniente General Gerardo Perez Pinedo Airport (ATG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/atg-atalaya-teniente-general-gerardo-perez-pinedo-airport/1ef266df-c34e-6348-8586-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)