# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Chattanooga (CHA)

> 10,193 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,193 km / 6,334 mi / 5,504 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 313° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 51° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 15:16 in Cairo, it's 08:16 in Chattanooga)
- **Elevation difference**: 301 ft (CHA 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

### [Lovell Field (CHA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cha-chattanooga-lovell-field/1ef266df-13b4-6db0-8090-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chattanooga, United States
- ICAO: KCHA
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 35.040000, -85.200000
- Elevation: 683 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 15:16 in Cairo, it's 08:16 in Chattanooga.
With a 7-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)
- [Lovell Field (CHA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cha-chattanooga-lovell-field/1ef266df-13b4-6db0-8090-06bb2780ed98)
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