# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Nhulunbuy (GOV)

> 12,159 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,159 km / 7,555 mi / 6,565 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 93° (east)
- **Return heading**: 298° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +6.5h (When it's 19:11 in Cairo, it's 01:41 in Nhulunbuy)
- **Elevation difference**: 190 ft (GOV 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

### [Gove Airport (GOV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gov-nhulunbuy-gove-airport/1ef266e0-16d2-635c-b412-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nhulunbuy, Australia
- ICAO: YPGV
- Timezone: Australia/Darwin
- Coordinates: -12.270000, 136.820000
- Elevation: 192 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 19:11 in Cairo, it's 01:41 in Nhulunbuy.
With a 6.5-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)
- [Gove Airport (GOV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gov-nhulunbuy-gove-airport/1ef266e0-16d2-635c-b412-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)