# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Mahdia (MHA)

> 9,767 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,767 km / 6,069 mi / 5,274 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 275° (west)
- **Return heading**: 60° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Guyana
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 19:31 in Cairo, it's 12:31 in Mahdia)
- **Elevation difference**: 82 ft (MHA 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

### [Mahdia Airport (MHA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mha-mahdia-mahdia-airport/1ef266df-ddf0-69b2-a7be-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mahdia, Guyana
- ICAO: SYMD
- Timezone: America/Guyana
- Coordinates: 5.280000, -59.150000
- Elevation: 300 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 19:31 in Cairo, it's 12:31 in Mahdia.
With a 7-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)
- [Mahdia Airport (MHA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mha-mahdia-mahdia-airport/1ef266df-ddf0-69b2-a7be-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)