# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Malacca (MKZ)

> 8,043 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,043 km / 4,998 mi / 4,343 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 98° (east)
- **Return heading**: 301° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Malaysia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 07:52 in Cairo, it's 12:52 in Malacca)
- **Elevation difference**: 347 ft (MKZ 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

### [Malacca Airport (MKZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mkz-malacca-malacca-airport/1ef266df-fe98-68c2-b15a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Malacca, Malaysia
- ICAO: WMKM
- Timezone: Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- Coordinates: 2.260000, 102.250000
- Elevation: 35 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 07:52 in Cairo, it's 12:52 in Malacca.
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)
- [Malacca Airport (MKZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mkz-malacca-malacca-airport/1ef266df-fe98-68c2-b15a-06bb2780ed98)
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