# Distance from Ambunti (AUJ) to Cairo (CAI)

> 12,298 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,298 km / 7,642 mi / 6,640 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 301° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 83° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Papua New Guinea) → Egypt
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 06:11 in Ambunti, it's 23:11 in Cairo)
- **Elevation difference**: 332 ft (CAI is higher than AUJ)

## Airports

### [Ambunti Airport (AUJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/auj-ambunti-ambunti-airport/1ef266de-9aee-6fc0-b0a0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ambunti, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYAT
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -4.220000, 142.820000
- Elevation: 50 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 06:11 in Ambunti, it's 23:11 in Cairo.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Ambunti Airport (AUJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/auj-ambunti-ambunti-airport/1ef266de-9aee-6fc0-b0a0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)