# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Salinas (SNC)

> 12,276 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,276 km / 7,628 mi / 6,629 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 280° (west)
- **Return heading**: 59° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 03:54 in Cairo, it's 19:54 in Salinas)
- **Elevation difference**: 364 ft (SNC 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

### [General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC)](https://flightduration.online/airport/snc-salinas-general-ulpiano-paez-airport/1ef266df-a588-64a8-a243-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Salinas, Ecuador
- ICAO: SESA
- Timezone: America/Guayaquil
- Coordinates: -2.200000, -80.990000
- Elevation: 18 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 03:54 in Cairo, it's 19:54 in Salinas.
With a 8-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)
- [General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC)](https://flightduration.online/airport/snc-salinas-general-ulpiano-paez-airport/1ef266df-a588-64a8-a243-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)