# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Guayaquil (GYE)

> 12,169 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,169 km / 7,561 mi / 6,571 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 279° (west)
- **Return heading**: 59° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 05:47 in Cairo, it's 21:47 in Guayaquil)
- **Elevation difference**: 363 ft (GYE 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

### [Simon Bolivar International Airport (GYE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gye-guayaquil-simon-bolivar-international-airport/1ef266df-a4f0-6270-9758-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Guayaquil, Ecuador
- ICAO: SEGU
- Timezone: America/Guayaquil
- Coordinates: -2.160000, -79.880000
- Elevation: 19 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 05:47 in Cairo, it's 21:47 in Guayaquil.
With a 8-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)
- [Simon Bolivar International Airport (GYE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gye-guayaquil-simon-bolivar-international-airport/1ef266df-a4f0-6270-9758-06bb2780ed98)
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