# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Cherbourg/Maupertus (CER)

> 3,501 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,501 km / 2,176 mi / 1,891 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 318° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 116° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → France
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 11:40 in Cairo, it's 10:40 in Cherbourg/Maupertus)
- **Elevation difference**: 77 ft (CER is higher 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

### [Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport (CER)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cer-cherbourgmaupertus-cherbourg-maupertus-airport/1ef266df-4c86-66e8-b2e5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cherbourg/Maupertus, France
- ICAO: LFRC
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 49.650000, -1.470000
- Elevation: 459 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 11:40 in Cairo, it's 10:40 in Cherbourg/Maupertus.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport (CER)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cer-cherbourgmaupertus-cherbourg-maupertus-airport/1ef266df-4c86-66e8-b2e5-06bb2780ed98)
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