# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Ciudad Victoria (CVM)

> 12,024 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,024 km / 7,472 mi / 6,493 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 313° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 44° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 05:30 in Cairo, it's 20:30 in Ciudad Victoria)
- **Elevation difference**: 379 ft (CVM 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

### [General Pedro Jose Mendez International Airport (CVM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cvm-ciudad-victoria-general-pedro-jose-mendez-international-airport/1ef266df-6155-6240-aed6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ciudad Victoria, Mexico
- ICAO: MMCV
- Timezone: America/Monterrey
- Coordinates: 23.700000, -98.960000
- Elevation: 761 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 05:30 in Cairo, it's 20:30 in Ciudad Victoria.
With a 9-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)
- [General Pedro Jose Mendez International Airport (CVM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cvm-ciudad-victoria-general-pedro-jose-mendez-international-airport/1ef266df-6155-6240-aed6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)