# Distance from Bulawayo (BUQ) to Cairo (CAI)

> 5,583 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,583 km / 3,469 mi / 3,015 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 3° (north)
- **Return heading**: 183° (south)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Zimbabwe) → Egypt
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 00:27 in Bulawayo, it's 01:27 in Cairo)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,977 ft (CAI is lower than BUQ)

## Airports

### [Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/buq-bulawayo-joshua-mqabuko-nkomo-international-airport/1ef266de-dea1-6326-aab2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
- ICAO: FVBU
- Timezone: Africa/Harare
- Coordinates: -20.020000, 28.620000
- Elevation: 4,359 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 long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 00:27 in Bulawayo, it's 01:27 in Cairo.

## Related

- [Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/buq-bulawayo-joshua-mqabuko-nkomo-international-airport/1ef266de-dea1-6326-aab2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
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