# Distance from Benghazi (BEN) to Cairo (CAI)

> 1,083 km · estimated flight time 2h · Short-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,083 km / 673 mi / 585 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 2h
- **Heading**: 99° (east)
- **Return heading**: 285° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Short-haul
- **Type**: International (Libya) → Egypt
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 00:46 in Benghazi, it's 01:46 in Cairo)
- **Elevation difference**: 51 ft (CAI is lower than BEN)

## Airports

### [Benina International Airport (BEN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ben-benghazi-benina-international-airport/1ef266de-ed3f-640a-b6d6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Benghazi, Libya
- ICAO: HLLB
- Timezone: Africa/Tripoli
- Coordinates: 32.100000, 20.270000
- Elevation: 433 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 short-haul route typically served by narrow-body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 family. In-flight service is usually limited to drinks and light snacks.

Time-zone information: When it's 00:46 in Benghazi, it's 01:46 in Cairo.

## Related

- [Benina International Airport (BEN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ben-benghazi-benina-international-airport/1ef266de-ed3f-640a-b6d6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
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