# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Dili (DIL)

> 10,877 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,877 km / 6,759 mi / 5,873 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 95° (east)
- **Return heading**: 299° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Timor-Leste
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 09:39 in Cairo, it's 15:39 in Dili)
- **Elevation difference**: 228 ft (DIL 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

### [Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dil-dili-presidente-nicolau-lobato-international-airport/1ef266df-ff95-6798-ad51-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dili, Timor-Leste
- ICAO: WPDL
- Timezone: Asia/Dili
- Coordinates: -8.550000, 125.530000
- Elevation: 154 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 09:39 in Cairo, it's 15:39 in Dili.
With a 6-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)
- [Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dil-dili-presidente-nicolau-lobato-international-airport/1ef266df-ff95-6798-ad51-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)