# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Carriacou Island (CRU)

> 9,587 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,587 km / 5,957 mi / 5,176 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 282° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 60° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Grenada
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 20:40 in Cairo, it's 13:40 in Carriacou Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 377 ft (CRU 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

### [Lauriston Airport (CRU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cru-carriacou-island-lauriston-airport/1ef266df-e010-677e-b23e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Carriacou Island, Grenada
- ICAO: TGPZ
- Timezone: America/Grenada
- Coordinates: 12.480000, -61.470000
- Elevation: 5 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 20:40 in Cairo, it's 13:40 in Carriacou Island.
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)
- [Lauriston Airport (CRU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cru-carriacou-island-lauriston-airport/1ef266df-e010-677e-b23e-06bb2780ed98)
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