# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Ono-I-Lau (ONU)

> 16,824 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,824 km / 10,454 mi / 9,084 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 78° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 295° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Fiji
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 10:06 in Cairo, it's 19:06 in Ono-I-Lau)
- **Elevation difference**: 272 ft (ONU 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

### [Ono-I-Lau Airport (ONU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/onu-ono-i-lau-ono-i-lau-airport/1ef266df-704e-6792-902e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ono-I-Lau, Fiji
- ICAO: NFOL
- Timezone: Pacific/Fiji
- Coordinates: -20.650000, -178.700000
- Elevation: 110 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 10:06 in Cairo, it's 19:06 in Ono-I-Lau.
With a 9-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)
- [Ono-I-Lau Airport (ONU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/onu-ono-i-lau-ono-i-lau-airport/1ef266df-704e-6792-902e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)