# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Portsmouth (PMH)

> 9,766 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,766 km / 6,068 mi / 5,273 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 315° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 52° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 12:31 in Cairo, it's 05:31 in Portsmouth)
- **Elevation difference**: 281 ft (PMH 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

### [Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport (PMH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pmh-portsmouth-greater-portsmouth-regional-airport/1ef266df-3304-6558-b825-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Portsmouth, United States
- ICAO: KPMH
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 38.840000, -82.850000
- Elevation: 663 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 12:31 in Cairo, it's 05:31 in Portsmouth.
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)
- [Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport (PMH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pmh-portsmouth-greater-portsmouth-regional-airport/1ef266df-3304-6558-b825-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)