# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Leh (IXL)

> 4,331 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,331 km / 2,691 mi / 2,339 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 72° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 277° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → India
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2.5h (When it's 01:05 in Cairo, it's 03:35 in Leh)
- **Elevation difference**: 10,300 ft (IXL 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

### [Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (IXL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ixl-leh-leh-kushok-bakula-rimpochee-airport/1ef266df-f23a-613e-9421-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Leh, India
- ICAO: VILH
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 34.140000, 77.550000
- Elevation: 10,682 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 01:05 in Cairo, it's 03:35 in Leh.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (IXL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ixl-leh-leh-kushok-bakula-rimpochee-airport/1ef266df-f23a-613e-9421-06bb2780ed98)
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