# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Valdivia (ZAL)

> 13,248 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,248 km / 8,232 mi / 7,153 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 239° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 73° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 17:01 in Cairo, it's 10:01 in Valdivia)
- **Elevation difference**: 323 ft (ZAL is lower 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

### [Pichoy Airport (ZAL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zal-valdivia-pichoy-airport/1ef266df-9e4e-64bc-b383-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Valdivia, Chile
- ICAO: SCVD
- Timezone: America/Santiago
- Coordinates: -39.650000, -73.090000
- Elevation: 59 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 17:01 in Cairo, it's 10:01 in Valdivia.
With a 7-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)
- [Pichoy Airport (ZAL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zal-valdivia-pichoy-airport/1ef266df-9e4e-64bc-b383-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)