# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Payam Airport (PYK)

> 1,914 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,914 km / 1,189 mi / 1,034 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 66° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Iran
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +0.5h (When it's 06:24 in Cairo, it's 06:54 in Payam Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,788 ft (PYK 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

### [Payam Airport (PYK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pyk-payam-airport/1ef266df-7da8-642e-8a75-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Payam Airport, Iran
- ICAO: OIIP
- Timezone: Asia/Tehran
- Coordinates: 35.780000, 50.830000
- Elevation: 4,170 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 06:24 in Cairo, it's 06:54 in Payam Airport.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Payam Airport (PYK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pyk-payam-airport/1ef266df-7da8-642e-8a75-06bb2780ed98)
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