# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Muscat (MCT)

> 2,755 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,755 km / 1,712 mi / 1,488 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 99° (east)
- **Return heading**: 291° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Oman
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 12:32 in Cairo, it's 13:32 in Muscat)
- **Elevation difference**: 334 ft (MCT 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

### [Muscat International Airport (MCT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mct-muscat-muscat-international-airport/1ef266df-8107-655c-a000-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Muscat, Oman
- ICAO: OOMS
- Timezone: Asia/Muscat
- Coordinates: 23.590000, 58.280000
- Elevation: 48 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 12:32 in Cairo, it's 13:32 in Muscat.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Muscat International Airport (MCT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mct-muscat-muscat-international-airport/1ef266df-8107-655c-a000-06bb2780ed98)
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