# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Kuantan (KUA)

> 8,049 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,049 km / 5,001 mi / 4,346 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 96° (east)
- **Return heading**: 300° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Malaysia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 16:07 in Cairo, it's 21:07 in Kuantan)
- **Elevation difference**: 324 ft (KUA 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

### [Kuantan Airport (KUA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kua-kuantan-kuantan-airport/1ef266df-fe79-676a-8863-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kuantan, Malaysia
- ICAO: WMKD
- Timezone: Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- Coordinates: 3.780000, 103.210000
- Elevation: 58 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 16:07 in Cairo, it's 21:07 in Kuantan.
The 5-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)
- [Kuantan Airport (KUA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kua-kuantan-kuantan-airport/1ef266df-fe79-676a-8863-06bb2780ed98)
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