# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Uchiza (UCZ)

> 12,183 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,183 km / 7,570 mi / 6,578 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 271° (west)
- **Return heading**: 61° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Peru
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 20:01 in Cairo, it's 12:01 in Uchiza)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,583 ft (UCZ 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

### [Uchiza Airport (UCZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ucz-uchiza-uchiza-airport/1ef266df-c426-6568-b85c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Uchiza, Peru
- ICAO: SPIZ
- Timezone: America/Lima
- Coordinates: -8.470000, -76.350000
- Elevation: 1,965 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 20:01 in Cairo, it's 12:01 in Uchiza.
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)
- [Uchiza Airport (UCZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ucz-uchiza-uchiza-airport/1ef266df-c426-6568-b85c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)