# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Mount Pleasant (MOP)

> 9,560 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,560 km / 5,940 mi / 5,162 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 319° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 51° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 08:22 in Cairo, it's 01:22 in Mount Pleasant)
- **Elevation difference**: 373 ft (MOP 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

### [Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MOP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mop-mount-pleasant-mount-pleasant-municipal-airport/1ef266df-2bdd-6f2c-a3dd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mount Pleasant, United States
- ICAO: KMOP
- Timezone: America/Detroit
- Coordinates: 43.620000, -84.740000
- Elevation: 755 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 08:22 in Cairo, it's 01:22 in Mount Pleasant.
With a 7-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)
- [Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MOP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mop-mount-pleasant-mount-pleasant-municipal-airport/1ef266df-2bdd-6f2c-a3dd-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)