# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Sukhumi (SUI)

> 1,659 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,659 km / 1,031 mi / 896 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 29° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 215° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Georgia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 11:01 in Cairo, it's 12:01 in Sukhumi)
- **Elevation difference**: 329 ft (SUI 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

### [Sukhumi Dranda Airport (SUI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sui-sukhumi-sukhumi-dranda-airport/1ef266df-e54d-6bf6-b4ed-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sukhumi, Georgia
- ICAO: UGSS
- Timezone: Asia/Tbilisi
- Coordinates: 42.860000, 41.130000
- Elevation: 53 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 11:01 in Cairo, it's 12:01 in Sukhumi.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sukhumi Dranda Airport (SUI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sui-sukhumi-sukhumi-dranda-airport/1ef266df-e54d-6bf6-b4ed-06bb2780ed98)
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