# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Zilfi (ZUL)

> 1,379 km · estimated flight time 3h · Short-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,379 km / 857 mi / 745 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 104° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 291° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Short-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Saudi Arabia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 15:42 in Cairo, it's 15:42 in Zilfi)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,518 ft (ZUL 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

### [Zilfi Airport (ZUL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zul-zilfi-zilfi-airport/1ef266df-7a1b-6586-9ceb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Zilfi, Saudi Arabia
- ICAO: OEZL
- Timezone: Asia/Riyadh
- Coordinates: 26.350000, 44.830000
- Elevation: 1,900 ft

## Route notes

This is a short-haul route typically served by narrow-body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 family. In-flight service is usually limited to drinks and light snacks.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Zilfi Airport (ZUL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zul-zilfi-zilfi-airport/1ef266df-7a1b-6586-9ceb-06bb2780ed98)
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