# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Tumbes (TBP)

> 12,296 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,296 km / 7,640 mi / 6,639 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 278° (west)
- **Return heading**: 59° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Peru
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 18:18 in Cairo, it's 10:18 in Tumbes)
- **Elevation difference**: 267 ft (TBP 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

### [Capitan FAP Pedro Canga Rodriguez Airport (TBP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tbp-tumbes-capitan-fap-pedro-canga-rodriguez-airport/1ef266df-c478-6f7a-89a9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tumbes, Peru
- ICAO: SPME
- Timezone: America/Lima
- Coordinates: -3.550000, -80.380000
- Elevation: 115 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 18:18 in Cairo, it's 10:18 in Tumbes.
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)
- [Capitan FAP Pedro Canga Rodriguez Airport (TBP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tbp-tumbes-capitan-fap-pedro-canga-rodriguez-airport/1ef266df-c478-6f7a-89a9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)