# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Mashhad (MHD)

> 2,703 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,703 km / 1,680 mi / 1,460 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 68° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 264° (west)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Iran
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +0.5h (When it's 08:56 in Cairo, it's 09:26 in Mashhad)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,881 ft (MHD is higher 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

### [Mashhad International Airport (MHD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mhd-mashhad-mashhad-international-airport/1ef266df-7dfb-64bc-a1a2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mashhad, Iran
- ICAO: OIMM
- Timezone: Asia/Tehran
- Coordinates: 36.240000, 59.640000
- Elevation: 3,263 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 08:56 in Cairo, it's 09:26 in Mashhad.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Mashhad International Airport (MHD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mhd-mashhad-mashhad-international-airport/1ef266df-7dfb-64bc-a1a2-06bb2780ed98)
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