# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Fort Yukon (FYU)

> 9,260 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,260 km / 5,754 mi / 5,000 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 359° (north)
- **Return heading**: 3° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 15:55 in Cairo, it's 04:55 in Fort Yukon)
- **Elevation difference**: 65 ft (FYU 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

### [Fort Yukon Airport (FYU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fyu-fort-yukon-fort-yukon-airport/1ef266df-88fe-6652-9e1d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fort Yukon, United States
- ICAO: PFYU
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 66.570000, -145.250000
- Elevation: 447 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 15:55 in Cairo, it's 04:55 in Fort Yukon.
With a 11-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)
- [Fort Yukon Airport (FYU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fyu-fort-yukon-fort-yukon-airport/1ef266df-88fe-6652-9e1d-06bb2780ed98)
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