# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Sokoto (SKO)

> 3,302 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,302 km / 2,052 mi / 1,783 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 240° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 50° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Nigeria
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 01:21 in Cairo, it's 23:21 in Sokoto)
- **Elevation difference**: 628 ft (SKO 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

### [Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport (SKO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sko-sokoto-sadiq-abubakar-iii-international-airport/1ef266de-b7fe-6c6e-9411-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sokoto, Nigeria
- ICAO: DNSO
- Timezone: Africa/Lagos
- Coordinates: 12.920000, 5.210000
- Elevation: 1,010 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 01:21 in Cairo, it's 23:21 in Sokoto.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport (SKO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sko-sokoto-sadiq-abubakar-iii-international-airport/1ef266de-b7fe-6c6e-9411-06bb2780ed98)
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