# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Sharjah (SHJ)

> 2,427 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,427 km / 1,508 mi / 1,311 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 97° (east)
- **Return heading**: 288° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → United Arab Emirates
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 19:04 in Cairo, it's 20:04 in Sharjah)
- **Elevation difference**: 271 ft (SHJ 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

### [Sharjah International Airport (SHJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/shj-sharjah-sharjah-international-airport/1ef266df-80cc-6d30-b328-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
- ICAO: OMSJ
- Timezone: Asia/Dubai
- Coordinates: 25.330000, 55.520000
- Elevation: 111 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 19:04 in Cairo, it's 20:04 in Sharjah.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sharjah International Airport (SHJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/shj-sharjah-sharjah-international-airport/1ef266df-80cc-6d30-b328-06bb2780ed98)
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