# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Aktau (SCO)

> 2,311 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,311 km / 1,436 mi / 1,248 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 43° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 235° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Kazakhstan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 02:58 in Cairo, it's 04:58 in Aktau)
- **Elevation difference**: 307 ft (SCO 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

### [Aktau International Airport (SCO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sco-aktau-aktau-international-airport/1ef266df-e445-6fc4-836e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Aktau, Kazakhstan
- ICAO: UATE
- Timezone: Asia/Oral
- Coordinates: 43.860000, 51.090000
- Elevation: 75 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 02:58 in Cairo, it's 04:58 in Aktau.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Aktau International Airport (SCO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sco-aktau-aktau-international-airport/1ef266df-e445-6fc4-836e-06bb2780ed98)
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