# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Sterling/Rockfalls (SQI)

> 10,002 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,002 km / 6,215 mi / 5,401 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 320° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 48° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 04:08 in Cairo, it's 20:08 in Sterling/Rockfalls)
- **Elevation difference**: 266 ft (SQI 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

### [Whiteside County/Jos H Bittorf Field (SQI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sqi-sterlingrockfalls-whiteside-countyjos-h-bittorf-field/1ef266df-396a-62d0-b1cf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sterling/Rockfalls, United States
- ICAO: KSQI
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 41.740000, -89.680000
- Elevation: 648 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 04:08 in Cairo, it's 20:08 in Sterling/Rockfalls.
With a 8-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)
- [Whiteside County/Jos H Bittorf Field (SQI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sqi-sterlingrockfalls-whiteside-countyjos-h-bittorf-field/1ef266df-396a-62d0-b1cf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)