# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Tanana (TAL)

> 9,415 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,415 km / 5,850 mi / 5,084 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 1° (north)
- **Return heading**: 357° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 02:56 in Cairo, it's 15:56 in Tanana)
- **Elevation difference**: 140 ft (TAL 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

### [Ralph M Calhoun Memorial Airport (TAL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tal-tanana-ralph-m-calhoun-memorial-airport/1ef266df-8835-6342-bcbf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tanana, United States
- ICAO: PATA
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 65.170000, -152.110000
- Elevation: 242 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 02:56 in Cairo, it's 15:56 in Tanana.
With a 11-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)
- [Ralph M Calhoun Memorial Airport (TAL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tal-tanana-ralph-m-calhoun-memorial-airport/1ef266df-8835-6342-bcbf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)