# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to New Tanegashima Airport (TNE)

> 9,167 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,167 km / 5,696 mi / 4,950 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 59° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 301° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 09:01 in Cairo, it's 15:01 in New Tanegashima Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 386 ft (TNE 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

### [New Tanegashima Airport (TNE)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tne-new-tanegashima-airport/1ef266df-8bca-68c2-afc4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: New Tanegashima Airport, Japan
- ICAO: RJFG
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 30.610000, 130.990000
- Elevation: 768 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 09:01 in Cairo, it's 15:01 in New Tanegashima Airport.
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)
- [New Tanegashima Airport (TNE)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tne-new-tanegashima-airport/1ef266df-8bca-68c2-afc4-06bb2780ed98)
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