# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Holdrege (HDE)

> 10,666 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,666 km / 6,627 mi / 5,759 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 325° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 41° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 00:04 in Cairo, it's 16:04 in Holdrege)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,932 ft (HDE 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

### [Brewster Field (HDE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hde-holdrege-brewster-field/1ef266df-2045-60b6-be74-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Holdrege, United States
- ICAO: KHDE
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 40.500000, -99.300000
- Elevation: 2,314 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 00:04 in Cairo, it's 16:04 in Holdrege.
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)
- [Brewster Field (HDE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hde-holdrege-brewster-field/1ef266df-2045-60b6-be74-06bb2780ed98)
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