# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Tegucigalpa (TGU)

> 11,816 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,816 km / 7,342 mi / 6,380 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 298° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 52° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Honduras
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 19:41 in Cairo, it's 10:41 in Tegucigalpa)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,912 ft (TGU 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

### [Toncontin International Airport (TGU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tgu-tegucigalpa-toncontin-international-airport/1ef266df-5f1c-64ba-ae98-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tegucigalpa, Honduras
- ICAO: MHTG
- Timezone: America/Tegucigalpa
- Coordinates: 14.060000, -87.220000
- Elevation: 3,294 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 19:41 in Cairo, it's 10:41 in Tegucigalpa.
With a 9-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)
- [Toncontin International Airport (TGU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tgu-tegucigalpa-toncontin-international-airport/1ef266df-5f1c-64ba-ae98-06bb2780ed98)
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