# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Samsun (SSX)

> 1,317 km · estimated flight time 3h · Short-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,317 km / 818 mi / 711 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 18° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 201° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Short-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Turkey
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 01:04 in Cairo, it's 01:04 in Samsun)
- **Elevation difference**: 139 ft (SSX 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

### [Samsun Samair Airport (SSX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ssx-samsun-samsun-samair-airport/1ef266df-5856-672a-9e21-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Samsun, Turkey
- ICAO: LTAQ
- Timezone: Europe/Istanbul
- Coordinates: 41.280000, 36.310000
- Elevation: 521 ft

## Route notes

This is a short-haul route typically served by narrow-body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 family. In-flight service is usually limited to drinks and light snacks.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Samsun Samair Airport (SSX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ssx-samsun-samsun-samair-airport/1ef266df-5856-672a-9e21-06bb2780ed98)
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