# Distance from Baghdad (BGW) to Cairo (CAI)

> 1,261 km · estimated flight time 2h · Short-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,261 km / 784 mi / 681 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 2h
- **Heading**: 257° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 71° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Short-haul
- **Type**: International (Iraq) → Egypt
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 08:13 in Baghdad, it's 08:13 in Cairo)
- **Elevation difference**: 268 ft (CAI is higher than BGW)

## Airports

### [Baghdad International Airport (BGW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bgw-baghdad-baghdad-international-airport/1ef266df-83ea-6bfc-847d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Baghdad, Iraq
- ICAO: ORBI
- Timezone: Asia/Baghdad
- Coordinates: 33.260000, 44.230000
- Elevation: 114 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.

## Related

- [Baghdad International Airport (BGW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bgw-baghdad-baghdad-international-airport/1ef266df-83ea-6bfc-847d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)