# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Dubai (NHD)

> 2,423 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,423 km / 1,506 mi / 1,309 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 98° (east)
- **Return heading**: 289° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → United Arab Emirates
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 13:14 in Cairo, it's 14:14 in Dubai)
- **Elevation difference**: 217 ft (NHD 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

### [Al Minhad Air Base (NHD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nhd-dubai-al-minhad-air-base/1ef266df-80b2-694e-8b3f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- ICAO: OMDM
- Timezone: Asia/Dubai
- Coordinates: 25.030000, 55.370000
- Elevation: 165 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 13:14 in Cairo, it's 14:14 in Dubai.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Al Minhad Air Base (NHD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nhd-dubai-al-minhad-air-base/1ef266df-80b2-694e-8b3f-06bb2780ed98)
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