# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to San Luis Obispo (SBP)

> 12,183 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,183 km / 7,570 mi / 6,578 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 336° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 26° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 14:39 in Cairo, it's 04:39 in San Luis Obispo)
- **Elevation difference**: 170 ft (SBP 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

### [San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sbp-san-luis-obispo-san-luis-obispo-county-regional-airport/1ef266df-3789-62d6-bdd5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: San Luis Obispo, United States
- ICAO: KSBP
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 35.200000, -120.600000
- Elevation: 212 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 14:39 in Cairo, it's 04:39 in San Luis Obispo.
With a 10-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)
- [San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sbp-san-luis-obispo-san-luis-obispo-county-regional-airport/1ef266df-3789-62d6-bdd5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)