# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Uummannaq (JQA)

> 6,650 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,650 km / 4,132 mi / 3,591 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 338° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 85° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Greenland
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 12:52 in Cairo, it's 08:52 in Uummannaq)
- **Elevation difference**: 93 ft (JQA 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

### [Qaarsut Airport (JQA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/jqa-uummannaq-qaarsut-airport/1ef266de-9d4c-6f74-b74e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Uummannaq, Greenland
- ICAO: BGUQ
- Timezone: America/Nuuk
- Coordinates: 70.730000, -52.700000
- Elevation: 289 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 12:52 in Cairo, it's 08:52 in Uummannaq.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Qaarsut Airport (JQA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/jqa-uummannaq-qaarsut-airport/1ef266de-9d4c-6f74-b74e-06bb2780ed98)
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