# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Kaya (XKY)

> 3,837 km · estimated flight time 6h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,837 km / 2,384 mi / 2,072 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 248° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 55° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Burkina Faso
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 18:54 in Cairo, it's 15:54 in Kaya)
- **Elevation difference**: 602 ft (XKY 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

### [Kaya Airport (XKY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xky-kaya-kaya-airport/1ef266de-b647-6c54-b0e7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kaya, Burkina Faso
- ICAO: DFCA
- Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates: 13.070000, -1.100000
- Elevation: 984 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 18:54 in Cairo, it's 15:54 in Kaya.
The 3-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)
- [Kaya Airport (XKY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xky-kaya-kaya-airport/1ef266de-b647-6c54-b0e7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)