# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Ikela (IKL)

> 3,588 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,588 km / 2,229 mi / 1,937 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 195° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 13° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → DR Congo
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 00:10 in Cairo, it's 22:10 in Ikela)
- **Elevation difference**: 901 ft (IKL 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

### [Ikela Airport (IKL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ikl-ikela-ikela-airport/1ef266de-e3bb-6d7a-a11e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ikela, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZGV
- Timezone: Africa/Kinshasa
- Coordinates: -1.200000, 23.280000
- Elevation: 1,283 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 00:10 in Cairo, it's 22:10 in Ikela.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Ikela Airport (IKL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ikl-ikela-ikela-airport/1ef266de-e3bb-6d7a-a11e-06bb2780ed98)
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