# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Crescent City (CEC)

> 11,639 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,639 km / 7,232 mi / 6,285 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 341° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 22° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 15:09 in Cairo, it's 05:09 in Crescent City)
- **Elevation difference**: 321 ft (CEC is lower than CAI)

## Airports

### [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

### [Jack Mc Namara Field (CEC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cec-crescent-city-jack-mc-namara-field/1ef266df-1360-6aee-b045-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Crescent City, United States
- ICAO: KCEC
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 41.780000, -124.240000
- Elevation: 61 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 15:09 in Cairo, it's 05:09 in Crescent City.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Jack Mc Namara Field (CEC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cec-crescent-city-jack-mc-namara-field/1ef266df-1360-6aee-b045-06bb2780ed98)
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