# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Glengyle Airport (GLG)

> 13,022 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,022 km / 8,091 mi / 7,031 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 104° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 293° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 00:47 in Cairo, it's 07:47 in Glengyle Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 291 ft (GLG 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

### [Glengyle Airport (GLG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/glg-glengyle-airport/1ef266e0-0d0f-6fe0-9e23-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Glengyle Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YGLE
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -24.810000, 139.600000
- Elevation: 91 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 00:47 in Cairo, it's 07:47 in Glengyle 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)
- [Glengyle Airport (GLG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/glg-glengyle-airport/1ef266e0-0d0f-6fe0-9e23-06bb2780ed98)
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