# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Topeka (TOP)

> 10,570 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,570 km / 6,568 mi / 5,707 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 322° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 44° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 10:52 in Cairo, it's 02:52 in Topeka)
- **Elevation difference**: 499 ft (TOP 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

### [Philip Billard Municipal Airport (TOP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/top-topeka-philip-billard-municipal-airport/1ef266df-3bf2-6fc0-a5ab-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Topeka, United States
- ICAO: KTOP
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 39.070000, -95.620000
- Elevation: 881 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 10:52 in Cairo, it's 02:52 in Topeka.
With a 8-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)
- [Philip Billard Municipal Airport (TOP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/top-topeka-philip-billard-municipal-airport/1ef266df-3bf2-6fc0-a5ab-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)