# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Ganja (GNJ)

> 1,790 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,790 km / 1,112 mi / 966 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 45° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 233° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Azerbaijan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 04:35 in Cairo, it's 05:35 in Ganja)
- **Elevation difference**: 704 ft (GNJ 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

### [Ganja Airport (GNJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gnj-ganja-ganja-airport/1ef266df-e46b-6094-b3db-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ganja, Azerbaijan
- ICAO: UBBG
- Timezone: Asia/Baku
- Coordinates: 40.740000, 46.320000
- Elevation: 1,086 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 04:35 in Cairo, it's 05:35 in Ganja.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Ganja Airport (GNJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gnj-ganja-ganja-airport/1ef266df-e46b-6094-b3db-06bb2780ed98)
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