# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Hamburg (HAM)

> 3,132 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,132 km / 1,946 mi / 1,691 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 333° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 138° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Germany
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 12:31 in Cairo, it's 11:31 in Hamburg)
- **Elevation difference**: 329 ft (HAM 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

### [Hamburg Airport (HAM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ham-hamburg-hamburg-airport/1ef266de-baee-69c4-8d70-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hamburg, Germany
- ICAO: EDDH
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 53.630000, 9.990000
- Elevation: 53 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 12:31 in Cairo, it's 11:31 in Hamburg.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Hamburg Airport (HAM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ham-hamburg-hamburg-airport/1ef266de-baee-69c4-8d70-06bb2780ed98)
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