# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Dubai (DXB)

> 2,415 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,415 km / 1,500 mi / 1,304 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 97° (east)
- **Return heading**: 288° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → United Arab Emirates
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 03:29 in Cairo, it's 04:29 in Dubai)
- **Elevation difference**: 348 ft (DXB 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

### [Dubai International Airport (DXB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dxb-dubai-dubai-international-airport/1ef266df-80aa-62e4-ac59-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- ICAO: OMDB
- Timezone: Asia/Dubai
- Coordinates: 25.250000, 55.360000
- Elevation: 34 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 03:29 in Cairo, it's 04:29 in Dubai.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Dubai International Airport (DXB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dxb-dubai-dubai-international-airport/1ef266df-80aa-62e4-ac59-06bb2780ed98)
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