# Distance from Baikonur (BXY) to Cairo (CAI)

> 3,249 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,249 km / 2,019 mi / 1,754 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 249° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 49° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Kazakhstan) → Egypt
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 06:50 in Baikonur, it's 04:50 in Cairo)
- **Elevation difference**: 83 ft (CAI is higher than BXY)

## Airports

### [Krainiy Airport (BXY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bxy-baikonur-krainiy-airport/1ef266df-e415-6b44-b2f5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- ICAO: UAOL
- Timezone: Asia/Almaty
- Coordinates: 45.620000, 63.220000
- Elevation: 299 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 06:50 in Baikonur, it's 04:50 in Cairo.

## Related

- [Krainiy Airport (BXY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bxy-baikonur-krainiy-airport/1ef266df-e415-6b44-b2f5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
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