# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to The Monument Airport (PHQ)

> 12,920 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,920 km / 8,028 mi / 6,976 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 101° (east)
- **Return heading**: 294° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 22:13 in Cairo, it's 05:13 in The Monument Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 567 ft (PHQ 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

### [The Monument Airport (PHQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/phq-the-monument-airport/1ef266e0-1a9d-6d4c-8583-06bb2780ed98)

- City: The Monument Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YTMO
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -21.810000, 139.920000
- Elevation: 949 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 22:13 in Cairo, it's 05:13 in The Monument Airport.
With a 7-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)
- [The Monument Airport (PHQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/phq-the-monument-airport/1ef266e0-1a9d-6d4c-8583-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)