# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Sanandaj Airport (SDG)

> 1,565 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,565 km / 973 mi / 845 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 65° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 253° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Iran
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +0.5h (When it's 22:33 in Cairo, it's 23:03 in Sanandaj Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,140 ft (SDG 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

### [Sanandaj Airport (SDG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sdg-sanandaj-airport/1ef266df-7d40-6bd0-ad47-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sanandaj Airport, Iran
- ICAO: OICS
- Timezone: Asia/Tehran
- Coordinates: 35.250000, 47.010000
- Elevation: 4,522 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 22:33 in Cairo, it's 23:03 in Sanandaj Airport.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sanandaj Airport (SDG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sdg-sanandaj-airport/1ef266df-7d40-6bd0-ad47-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)