# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Tehran (THR)

> 1,954 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,954 km / 1,214 mi / 1,055 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 66° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 257° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Iran
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +0.5h (When it's 15:25 in Cairo, it's 15:55 in Tehran)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,580 ft (THR 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

### [Mehrabad International Airport (THR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/thr-tehran-mehrabad-international-airport/1ef266df-7d9a-64b4-a7a7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tehran, Iran
- ICAO: OIII
- Timezone: Asia/Tehran
- Coordinates: 35.690000, 51.310000
- Elevation: 3,962 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 15:25 in Cairo, it's 15:55 in Tehran.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Mehrabad International Airport (THR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/thr-tehran-mehrabad-international-airport/1ef266df-7d9a-64b4-a7a7-06bb2780ed98)
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