# Distance from Borroloola Airport (BOX) to Cairo (CAI)

> 12,303 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,303 km / 7,645 mi / 6,643 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 297° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 97° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Egypt
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: -6.5h (When it's 15:41 in Borroloola Airport, it's 09:11 in Cairo)
- **Elevation difference**: 327 ft (CAI is higher than BOX)

## Airports

### [Borroloola Airport (BOX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/box-borroloola-airport/1ef266e0-06e7-630c-b5f6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Borroloola Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YBRL
- Timezone: Australia/Darwin
- Coordinates: -16.080000, 136.300000
- Elevation: 55 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 15:41 in Borroloola Airport, it's 09:11 in Cairo.
With a 6.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Borroloola Airport (BOX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/box-borroloola-airport/1ef266e0-06e7-630c-b5f6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
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