# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Chennai (MAA)

> 5,344 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,344 km / 3,320 mi / 2,885 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 100° (east)
- **Return heading**: 299° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → India
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2.5h (When it's 23:32 in Cairo, it's 02:02 in Chennai)
- **Elevation difference**: 330 ft (MAA 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

### [Chennai International Airport (MAA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/maa-chennai-chennai-international-airport/1ef266df-f3e7-672a-9425-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chennai, India
- ICAO: VOMM
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 12.990000, 80.170000
- Elevation: 52 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 23:32 in Cairo, it's 02:02 in Chennai.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Chennai International Airport (MAA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/maa-chennai-chennai-international-airport/1ef266df-f3e7-672a-9425-06bb2780ed98)
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