# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Laurel (LUL)

> 10,717 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,717 km / 6,659 mi / 5,786 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 49° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 12:16 in Cairo, it's 04:16 in Laurel)
- **Elevation difference**: 144 ft (LUL 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

### [Hesler-Noble Field (LUL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lul-laurel-hesler-noble-field/1ef266df-285f-6814-9781-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Laurel, United States
- ICAO: KLUL
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 31.670000, -89.170000
- Elevation: 238 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 12:16 in Cairo, it's 04:16 in Laurel.
With a 8-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)
- [Hesler-Noble Field (LUL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lul-laurel-hesler-noble-field/1ef266df-285f-6814-9781-06bb2780ed98)
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