# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Tarbela (TLB)

> 3,881 km · estimated flight time 6h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,881 km / 2,411 mi / 2,095 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 73° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 275° (west)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Pakistan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 17:36 in Cairo, it's 19:36 in Tarbela)
- **Elevation difference**: 732 ft (TLB 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

### [Tarbela Dam Airport (TLB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tlb-tarbela-tarbela-dam-airport/1ef266df-82a9-6356-ab39-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tarbela, Pakistan
- ICAO: OPTA
- Timezone: Asia/Karachi
- Coordinates: 33.990000, 72.610000
- Elevation: 1,114 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 17:36 in Cairo, it's 19:36 in Tarbela.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tarbela Dam Airport (TLB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tlb-tarbela-tarbela-dam-airport/1ef266df-82a9-6356-ab39-06bb2780ed98)
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