# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Samarkand (SKD)

> 3,388 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,388 km / 2,105 mi / 1,830 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 62° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 263° (west)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Uzbekistan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 02:46 in Cairo, it's 04:46 in Samarkand)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,842 ft (SKD 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

### [Samarkand Airport (SKD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/skd-samarkand-samarkand-airport/1ef266df-eb7c-6b08-a516-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Samarkand, Uzbekistan
- ICAO: UTSS
- Timezone: Asia/Samarkand
- Coordinates: 39.700000, 66.980000
- Elevation: 2,224 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 02:46 in Cairo, it's 04:46 in Samarkand.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Samarkand Airport (SKD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/skd-samarkand-samarkand-airport/1ef266df-eb7c-6b08-a516-06bb2780ed98)
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