# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Gregory Downs Airport (GGD)

> 12,707 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,707 km / 7,895 mi / 6,861 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 98° (east)
- **Return heading**: 295° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 16:07 in Cairo, it's 23:07 in Gregory Downs Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 330 ft (GGD 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

### [Gregory Downs Airport (GGD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ggd-gregory-downs-airport/1ef266e0-0cb1-60d0-8cbd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gregory Downs Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YGDS
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -18.620000, 139.230000
- Elevation: 52 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 16:07 in Cairo, it's 23:07 in Gregory Downs Airport.
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)
- [Gregory Downs Airport (GGD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ggd-gregory-downs-airport/1ef266e0-0cb1-60d0-8cbd-06bb2780ed98)
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