# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Cotonou (COO)

> 4,022 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,022 km / 2,499 mi / 2,172 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 235° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 45° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Benin
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 09:00 in Cairo, it's 07:00 in Cotonou)
- **Elevation difference**: 363 ft (COO is lower than CAI)

## Airports

### [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://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

### [Cadjehoun Airport (COO)](https://flightduration.online/airport/coo-cotonou-cadjehoun-airport/1ef266de-b5f9-6e32-b735-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cotonou, Benin
- ICAO: DBBB
- Timezone: Africa/Porto-Novo
- Coordinates: 6.360000, 2.380000
- Elevation: 19 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 09:00 in Cairo, it's 07:00 in Cotonou.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cadjehoun Airport (COO)](https://flightduration.online/airport/coo-cotonou-cadjehoun-airport/1ef266de-b5f9-6e32-b735-06bb2780ed98)
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