# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Tachileik (THL)

> 6,875 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,875 km / 4,272 mi / 3,712 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 81° (east)
- **Return heading**: 294° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Myanmar
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3.5h (When it's 13:19 in Cairo, it's 16:49 in Tachileik)
- **Elevation difference**: 898 ft (THL 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

### [Tachileik Airport (THL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/thl-tachileik-tachileik-airport/1ef266df-f7d7-672c-b123-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tachileik, Myanmar
- ICAO: VYTL
- Timezone: Asia/Yangon
- Coordinates: 20.480000, 99.940000
- Elevation: 1,280 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 13:19 in Cairo, it's 16:49 in Tachileik.
The 3.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tachileik Airport (THL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/thl-tachileik-tachileik-airport/1ef266df-f7d7-672c-b123-06bb2780ed98)
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