# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Hengchung (HCN)

> 8,739 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,739 km / 5,430 mi / 4,719 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 71° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 298° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Taiwan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 00:25 in Cairo, it's 05:25 in Hengchung)
- **Elevation difference**: 336 ft (HCN 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

### [Hengchun Airport (HCN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hcn-hengchung-hengchun-airport/1ef266df-8adc-6122-b93b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hengchung, Taiwan
- ICAO: RCKW
- Timezone: Asia/Taipei
- Coordinates: 22.040000, 120.730000
- Elevation: 46 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 00:25 in Cairo, it's 05:25 in Hengchung.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Hengchun Airport (HCN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hcn-hengchung-hengchun-airport/1ef266df-8adc-6122-b93b-06bb2780ed98)
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