# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Kiel (KEL)

> 3,188 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,188 km / 1,981 mi / 1,721 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 334° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 139° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Germany
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 01:50 in Cairo, it's 00:50 in Kiel)
- **Elevation difference**: 280 ft (KEL 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

### [Kiel-Holtenau Airport (KEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kel-kiel-kiel-holtenau-airport/1ef266de-bc29-6032-bd03-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kiel, Germany
- ICAO: EDHK
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 54.380000, 10.150000
- Elevation: 102 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 01:50 in Cairo, it's 00:50 in Kiel.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kiel-Holtenau Airport (KEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kel-kiel-kiel-holtenau-airport/1ef266de-bc29-6032-bd03-06bb2780ed98)
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