# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Ar Rayyan (IUD)

> 2,035 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,035 km / 1,264 mi / 1,099 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 101° (east)
- **Return heading**: 290° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Qatar
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 16:12 in Cairo, it's 16:12 in Ar Rayyan)
- **Elevation difference**: 252 ft (IUD 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

### [Al Udeid Air Base (IUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/iud-ar-rayyan-al-udeid-air-base/1ef266df-8484-6acc-b4ce-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ar Rayyan, Qatar
- ICAO: OTBH
- Timezone: Asia/Qatar
- Coordinates: 25.120000, 51.310000
- Elevation: 130 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.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Al Udeid Air Base (IUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/iud-ar-rayyan-al-udeid-air-base/1ef266df-8484-6acc-b4ce-06bb2780ed98)
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