# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Lencois (LEC)

> 9,094 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,094 km / 5,651 mi / 4,911 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 250° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 57° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 23:04 in Cairo, it's 17:04 in Lencois)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,294 ft (LEC is higher 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

### [Chapada Diamantina Airport (LEC)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lec-lencois-chapada-diamantina-airport/1ef266df-94eb-6f50-bbb2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lencois, Brazil
- ICAO: SBLE
- Timezone: America/Bahia
- Coordinates: -12.480000, -41.280000
- Elevation: 1,676 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 23:04 in Cairo, it's 17:04 in Lencois.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Chapada Diamantina Airport (LEC)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lec-lencois-chapada-diamantina-airport/1ef266df-94eb-6f50-bbb2-06bb2780ed98)
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