# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Kotzebue (OTZ)

> 9,164 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,164 km / 5,694 mi / 4,948 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 6° (north)
- **Return heading**: 348° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 04:00 in Cairo, it's 17:00 in Kotzebue)
- **Elevation difference**: 367 ft (OTZ 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

### [Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/otz-kotzebue-ralph-wien-memorial-airport/1ef266df-87b1-6722-8e96-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kotzebue, United States
- ICAO: PAOT
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 66.880000, -162.600000
- Elevation: 15 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 04:00 in Cairo, it's 17:00 in Kotzebue.
With a 11-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)
- [Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/otz-kotzebue-ralph-wien-memorial-airport/1ef266df-87b1-6722-8e96-06bb2780ed98)
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