# Distance from Bost (BST) to Cairo (CAI)

> 3,138 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,138 km / 1,950 mi / 1,694 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 276° (west)
- **Return heading**: 79° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Afghanistan) → Egypt
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -1.5h (When it's 13:53 in Bost, it's 12:23 in Cairo)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,082 ft (CAI is lower than BST)

## Airports

### [Bost Airport (BST)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bst-bost-bost-airport/1ef266df-7893-6254-9e77-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bost, Afghanistan
- ICAO: OABT
- Timezone: Asia/Kabul
- Coordinates: 31.560000, 64.360000
- Elevation: 2,464 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 13:53 in Bost, it's 12:23 in Cairo.

## Related

- [Bost Airport (BST)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bst-bost-bost-airport/1ef266df-7893-6254-9e77-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
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