# Distance from Ahwaz (AWZ) to Cairo (CAI)

> 1,662 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,662 km / 1,033 mi / 897 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 270° (west)
- **Return heading**: 81° (east)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Iran) → Egypt
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -0.5h (When it's 12:10 in Ahwaz, it's 11:40 in Cairo)
- **Elevation difference**: 316 ft (CAI is higher than AWZ)

## Airports

### [Ahwaz Airport (AWZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/awz-ahwaz-ahwaz-airport/1ef266df-7cde-6ca0-aaa5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ahwaz, Iran
- ICAO: OIAW
- Timezone: Asia/Tehran
- Coordinates: 31.340000, 48.760000
- Elevation: 66 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 12:10 in Ahwaz, it's 11:40 in Cairo.

## Related

- [Ahwaz Airport (AWZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/awz-ahwaz-ahwaz-airport/1ef266df-7cde-6ca0-aaa5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
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