# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Sao Luis (SLZ)

> 8,779 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,779 km / 5,455 mi / 4,740 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 260° (west)
- **Return heading**: 59° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 00:24 in Cairo, it's 18:24 in Sao Luis)
- **Elevation difference**: 204 ft (SLZ 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

### [Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (SLZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/slz-sao-luis-marechal-cunha-machado-international-airport/1ef266df-959b-6e00-a419-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sao Luis, Brazil
- ICAO: SBSL
- Timezone: America/Fortaleza
- Coordinates: -2.590000, -44.230000
- Elevation: 178 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 00:24 in Cairo, it's 18:24 in Sao Luis.
With a 6-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)
- [Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (SLZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/slz-sao-luis-marechal-cunha-machado-international-airport/1ef266df-959b-6e00-a419-06bb2780ed98)
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