# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Geraldton (YGQ)

> 9,254 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,254 km / 5,750 mi / 4,997 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 325° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 50° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 03:46 in Cairo, it's 20:46 in Geraldton)
- **Elevation difference**: 762 ft (YGQ 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

### [Geraldton Greenstone Regional Airport (YGQ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ygq-geraldton-geraldton-greenstone-regional-airport/1ef266de-aff1-6e5e-bf5f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Geraldton, Canada
- ICAO: CYGQ
- Timezone: America/Toronto
- Coordinates: 49.780000, -86.940000
- Elevation: 1,144 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 03:46 in Cairo, it's 20:46 in Geraldton.
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)
- [Geraldton Greenstone Regional Airport (YGQ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ygq-geraldton-geraldton-greenstone-regional-airport/1ef266de-aff1-6e5e-bf5f-06bb2780ed98)
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