# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Siliguri (IXB)

> 5,523 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,523 km / 3,432 mi / 2,982 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 79° (east)
- **Return heading**: 288° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → India
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2.5h (When it's 01:51 in Cairo, it's 04:21 in Siliguri)
- **Elevation difference**: 30 ft (IXB 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

### [Bagdogra Airport (IXB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ixb-siliguri-bagdogra-airport/1ef266df-f005-64a4-a9d3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Siliguri, India
- ICAO: VEBD
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 26.680000, 88.330000
- Elevation: 412 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 01:51 in Cairo, it's 04:21 in Siliguri.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Bagdogra Airport (IXB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ixb-siliguri-bagdogra-airport/1ef266df-f005-64a4-a9d3-06bb2780ed98)
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