# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Ouahigouya (OUG)

> 3,924 km · estimated flight time 6h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,924 km / 2,438 mi / 2,119 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 250° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 56° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Burkina Faso
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 11:25 in Cairo, it's 08:25 in Ouahigouya)
- **Elevation difference**: 724 ft (OUG 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

### [Ouahigouya Airport (OUG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/oug-ouahigouya-ouahigouya-airport/1ef266de-b64f-63d2-ae3f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso
- ICAO: DFCC
- Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates: 13.570000, -2.420000
- Elevation: 1,106 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 11:25 in Cairo, it's 08:25 in Ouahigouya.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Ouahigouya Airport (OUG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/oug-ouahigouya-ouahigouya-airport/1ef266de-b64f-63d2-ae3f-06bb2780ed98)
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