# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Glacier Creek (KGZ)

> 9,816 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,816 km / 6,100 mi / 5,300 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 357° (north)
- **Return heading**: 5° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 14:28 in Cairo, it's 03:28 in Glacier Creek)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,998 ft (KGZ 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

### [Glacier Creek Airport (KGZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgz-glacier-creek-glacier-creek-airport/1ef266df-25f9-6f0c-99a0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Glacier Creek, United States
- ICAO: KKGZ
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 61.460000, -142.380000
- Elevation: 2,380 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 14:28 in Cairo, it's 03:28 in Glacier Creek.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Glacier Creek Airport (KGZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kgz-glacier-creek-glacier-creek-airport/1ef266df-25f9-6f0c-99a0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)