# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Hawthorne (HHR)

> 12,218 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,218 km / 7,592 mi / 6,597 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 334° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 28° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 23:17 in Cairo, it's 13:17 in Hawthorne)
- **Elevation difference**: 316 ft (HHR 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

### [Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hhr-hawthorne-jack-northrop-fieldhawthorne-municipal-airport/1ef266df-2097-6640-9b1a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hawthorne, United States
- ICAO: KHHR
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 33.920000, -118.340000
- Elevation: 66 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 23:17 in Cairo, it's 13:17 in Hawthorne.
With a 10-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)
- [Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hhr-hawthorne-jack-northrop-fieldhawthorne-municipal-airport/1ef266df-2097-6640-9b1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)