# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Mount Hagen (HGU)

> 12,530 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,530 km / 7,786 mi / 6,766 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 83° (east)
- **Return heading**: 300° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Papua New Guinea
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 06:33 in Cairo, it's 13:33 in Mount Hagen)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,006 ft (HGU 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

### [Mount Hagen Kagamuga Airport (HGU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hgu-mount-hagen-mount-hagen-kagamuga-airport/1ef266de-9bac-6994-96d9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYMH
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -5.830000, 144.300000
- Elevation: 5,388 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 06:33 in Cairo, it's 13:33 in Mount Hagen.
With a 7-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)
- [Mount Hagen Kagamuga Airport (HGU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hgu-mount-hagen-mount-hagen-kagamuga-airport/1ef266de-9bac-6994-96d9-06bb2780ed98)
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