# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Nouna (XNU)

> 4,106 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,106 km / 2,551 mi / 2,217 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 250° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 56° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Burkina Faso
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 12:18 in Cairo, it's 09:18 in Nouna)
- **Elevation difference**: 504 ft (XNU 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

### [Nouna Airport (XNU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xnu-nouna-nouna-airport/1ef266de-b6f7-6456-823d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nouna, Burkina Faso
- ICAO: DFON
- Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates: 12.750000, -3.870000
- Elevation: 886 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 12:18 in Cairo, it's 09:18 in Nouna.
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)
- [Nouna Airport (XNU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xnu-nouna-nouna-airport/1ef266de-b6f7-6456-823d-06bb2780ed98)
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