# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Mount Swan Airport (MSF)

> 12,496 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,496 km / 7,765 mi / 6,747 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 104° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 295° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +6.5h (When it's 17:56 in Cairo, it's 00:26 in Mount Swan Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 382 ft (MSF 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

### [Mount Swan Airport (MSF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/msf-mount-swan-airport/1ef266e0-13ae-69d2-8736-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mount Swan Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YMNS
- Timezone: Australia/Darwin
- Coordinates: -22.600000, 135.020000
- Elevation: 0 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 17:56 in Cairo, it's 00:26 in Mount Swan Airport.
With a 6.5-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 Swan Airport (MSF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/msf-mount-swan-airport/1ef266e0-13ae-69d2-8736-06bb2780ed98)
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