# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Oak Harbor (NUW)

> 10,915 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,915 km / 6,782 mi / 5,894 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 343° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 22° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 02:48 in Cairo, it's 16:48 in Oak Harbor)
- **Elevation difference**: 335 ft (NUW 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

### [Whidbey Island Nas (Ault Field) Airport (NUW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nuw-oak-harbor-whidbey-island-nas-ault-field-airport/1ef266df-2f06-6cb2-868b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Oak Harbor, United States
- ICAO: KNUW
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 48.350000, -122.660000
- Elevation: 47 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 02:48 in Cairo, it's 16:48 in Oak Harbor.
With a 10-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)
- [Whidbey Island Nas (Ault Field) Airport (NUW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nuw-oak-harbor-whidbey-island-nas-ault-field-airport/1ef266df-2f06-6cb2-868b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)