# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Astana (NQZ)

> 4,030 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,030 km / 2,504 mi / 2,176 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 43° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 250° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Kazakhstan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 12:01 in Cairo, it's 14:01 in Astana)
- **Elevation difference**: 784 ft (NQZ 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

### [Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nqz-astana-nursultan-nazarbayev-international-airport/1ef266df-e3b2-6f6c-878f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Astana, Kazakhstan
- ICAO: UACC
- Timezone: Asia/Almaty
- Coordinates: 51.020000, 71.470000
- Elevation: 1,166 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 12:01 in Cairo, it's 14:01 in Astana.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nqz-astana-nursultan-nazarbayev-international-airport/1ef266df-e3b2-6f6c-878f-06bb2780ed98)
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