# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Gitega (GID)

> 3,733 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,733 km / 2,320 mi / 2,016 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 183° (south)
- **Return heading**: 2° (north)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Burundi
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 00:11 in Cairo, it's 23:11 in Gitega)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,359 ft (GID 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

### [Gitega Airport (GID)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gid-gitega-gitega-airport/1ef266de-ea81-6826-889e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gitega, Burundi
- ICAO: HBBE
- Timezone: Africa/Bujumbura
- Coordinates: -3.420000, 29.910000
- Elevation: 5,741 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 00:11 in Cairo, it's 23:11 in Gitega.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Gitega Airport (GID)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gid-gitega-gitega-airport/1ef266de-ea81-6826-889e-06bb2780ed98)
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