# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Nuku'alofa (TBU)

> 17,185 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,185 km / 10,678 mi / 9,279 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 76° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 296° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Tonga
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 11:00 in Cairo, it's 21:00 in Nuku'alofa)
- **Elevation difference**: 256 ft (TBU 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

### [Fua'amotu International Airport (TBU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tbu-nukualofa-fuaamotu-international-airport/1ef266df-705a-6d44-bad4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nuku'alofa, Tonga
- ICAO: NFTF
- Timezone: Pacific/Tongatapu
- Coordinates: -21.240000, -175.150000
- Elevation: 126 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 11:00 in Cairo, it's 21:00 in Nuku'alofa.
With a 10-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)
- [Fua'amotu International Airport (TBU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tbu-nukualofa-fuaamotu-international-airport/1ef266df-705a-6d44-bad4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)