# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Midway Atoll (MDY)

> 12,846 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,846 km / 7,982 mi / 6,936 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 28° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 333° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → UM
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 08:10 in Cairo, it's 18:10 in Midway Atoll)
- **Elevation difference**: 370 ft (MDY 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

### [Henderson Field (MDY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdy-midway-atoll-henderson-field/1ef266df-898b-62dc-a646-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Midway Atoll, UM
- ICAO: PMDY
- Timezone: Pacific/Midway
- Coordinates: 28.200000, -177.380000
- Elevation: 12 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 08:10 in Cairo, it's 18:10 in Midway Atoll.
With a 14-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)
- [Henderson Field (MDY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdy-midway-atoll-henderson-field/1ef266df-898b-62dc-a646-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)