# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Manado-Celebes Island (MDC)

> 10,259 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,259 km / 6,375 mi / 5,540 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 87° (east)
- **Return heading**: 300° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 21:03 in Cairo, it's 02:03 in Manado-Celebes Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 118 ft (MDC 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

### [Sam Ratulangi Airport (MDC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdc-manado-celebes-island-sam-ratulangi-airport/1ef266df-f9e4-6506-8bd6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Manado-Celebes Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAMM
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: 1.550000, 124.930000
- Elevation: 264 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 21:03 in Cairo, it's 02:03 in Manado-Celebes Island.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sam Ratulangi Airport (MDC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdc-manado-celebes-island-sam-ratulangi-airport/1ef266df-f9e4-6506-8bd6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)