# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Lugano (LUG)

> 2,628 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,628 km / 1,633 mi / 1,419 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 318° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 124° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Switzerland
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 02:45 in Cairo, it's 01:45 in Lugano)
- **Elevation difference**: 533 ft (LUG 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

### [Lugano Airport (LUG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lug-lugano-lugano-airport/1ef266df-57be-6f60-952c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lugano, Switzerland
- ICAO: LSZA
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- Coordinates: 46.000000, 8.910000
- Elevation: 915 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 02:45 in Cairo, it's 01:45 in Lugano.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Lugano Airport (LUG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lug-lugano-lugano-airport/1ef266df-57be-6f60-952c-06bb2780ed98)
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