# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Arbil (EBL)

> 1,350 km · estimated flight time 3h · Short-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,350 km / 839 mi / 729 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 56° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 243° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Short-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Iraq
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 06:23 in Cairo, it's 06:23 in Arbil)
- **Elevation difference**: 959 ft (EBL 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

### [Erbil International Airport (EBL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ebl-arbil-erbil-international-airport/1ef266df-83f6-65ba-9c27-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Arbil, Iraq
- ICAO: ORER
- Timezone: Asia/Baghdad
- Coordinates: 36.240000, 43.960000
- Elevation: 1,341 ft

## Route notes

This is a short-haul route typically served by narrow-body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 family. In-flight service is usually limited to drinks and light snacks.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Erbil International Airport (EBL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ebl-arbil-erbil-international-airport/1ef266df-83f6-65ba-9c27-06bb2780ed98)
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