# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Kars (KSY)

> 1,571 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,571 km / 976 mi / 848 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 39° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 226° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Turkey
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 07:42 in Cairo, it's 07:42 in Kars)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,507 ft (KSY 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

### [Kars Airport (KSY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ksy-kars-kars-airport/1ef266df-58fa-6636-9701-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kars, Turkey
- ICAO: LTCF
- Timezone: Europe/Istanbul
- Coordinates: 40.560000, 43.120000
- Elevation: 5,889 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.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kars Airport (KSY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ksy-kars-kars-airport/1ef266df-58fa-6636-9701-06bb2780ed98)
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