# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Sitka (SIT)

> 10,243 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,243 km / 6,364 mi / 5,531 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 353° (north)
- **Return heading**: 11° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 10:45 in Cairo, it's 23:45 in Sitka)
- **Elevation difference**: 356 ft (SIT 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

### [Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sit-sitka-sitka-rocky-gutierrez-airport/1ef266df-8804-6918-ae32-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sitka, United States
- ICAO: PASI
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 57.050000, -135.360000
- Elevation: 27 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 10:45 in Cairo, it's 23:45 in Sitka.
With a 11-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)
- [Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sit-sitka-sitka-rocky-gutierrez-airport/1ef266df-8804-6918-ae32-06bb2780ed98)
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