# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Gordon Downs (GDD)

> 11,704 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,704 km / 7,273 mi / 6,320 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 103° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 297° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 09:03 in Cairo, it's 14:03 in Gordon Downs)
- **Elevation difference**: 418 ft (GDD 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

### [Gordon Downs Airport (GDD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gdd-gordon-downs-gordon-downs-airport/1ef266e0-0ca8-67fa-bcf7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gordon Downs, Australia
- ICAO: YGDN
- Timezone: Australia/Perth
- Coordinates: -18.680000, 128.590000
- Elevation: 800 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 09:03 in Cairo, it's 14:03 in Gordon Downs.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Gordon Downs Airport (GDD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gdd-gordon-downs-gordon-downs-airport/1ef266e0-0ca8-67fa-bcf7-06bb2780ed98)
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