# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Dunkirk (DKK)

> 9,282 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,282 km / 5,767 mi / 5,012 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 316° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 55° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 16:05 in Cairo, it's 09:05 in Dunkirk)
- **Elevation difference**: 310 ft (DKK 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

### [Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport (DKK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dkk-dunkirk-chautauqua-countydunkirk-airport/1ef266df-173a-6d40-ab64-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dunkirk, United States
- ICAO: KDKK
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 42.490000, -79.270000
- Elevation: 692 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 16:05 in Cairo, it's 09:05 in Dunkirk.
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)
- [Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport (DKK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dkk-dunkirk-chautauqua-countydunkirk-airport/1ef266df-173a-6d40-ab64-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)