# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Jalalabad Airport (JAA)

> 3,684 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,684 km / 2,289 mi / 1,989 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 72° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 274° (west)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Afghanistan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +1.5h (When it's 20:20 in Cairo, it's 21:50 in Jalalabad Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,432 ft (JAA 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

### [Jalalabad Airport (JAA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jaa-jalalabad-airport/1ef266df-78b4-6864-b0f1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Jalalabad Airport, Afghanistan
- ICAO: OAJL
- Timezone: Asia/Kabul
- Coordinates: 34.400000, 70.500000
- Elevation: 1,814 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 20:20 in Cairo, it's 21:50 in Jalalabad Airport.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Jalalabad Airport (JAA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jaa-jalalabad-airport/1ef266df-78b4-6864-b0f1-06bb2780ed98)
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