# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Rotterdam (RTM)

> 3,282 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,282 km / 2,039 mi / 1,772 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 325° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 127° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Netherlands
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 00:55 in Cairo, it's 23:55 in Rotterdam)
- **Elevation difference**: 397 ft (RTM 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

### [Rotterdam Airport (RTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rtm-rotterdam-rotterdam-airport/1ef266de-c6ec-6d2a-a486-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rotterdam, Netherlands
- ICAO: EHRD
- Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates: 51.960000, 4.440000
- Elevation: -15 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 00:55 in Cairo, it's 23:55 in Rotterdam.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Rotterdam Airport (RTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rtm-rotterdam-rotterdam-airport/1ef266de-c6ec-6d2a-a486-06bb2780ed98)
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