# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to La Serena-Coquimbo (LSC)

> 12,727 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,727 km / 7,908 mi / 6,872 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 248° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 68° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 03:15 in Cairo, it's 20:15 in La Serena-Coquimbo)
- **Elevation difference**: 99 ft (LSC 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

### [La Florida Airport (LSC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lsc-la-serena-coquimbo-la-florida-airport/1ef266df-9d90-6976-9498-06bb2780ed98)

- City: La Serena-Coquimbo, Chile
- ICAO: SCSE
- Timezone: America/Santiago
- Coordinates: -29.920000, -71.200000
- Elevation: 481 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 03:15 in Cairo, it's 20:15 in La Serena-Coquimbo.
With a 7-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)
- [La Florida Airport (LSC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lsc-la-serena-coquimbo-la-florida-airport/1ef266df-9d90-6976-9498-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)