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AQJ to CWE: distance & flight time
Aqaba (Aqaba King Hussein International Airport) → Cairo (Cairo West Airport)
248 mi
400 km · 216 nm
1h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
248 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 7m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- AQJ — Aqaba King Hussein International Airport · Aqaba, Jordan
- CWE — Cairo West Airport · Cairo, Egypt
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near AQJ
- ETH · Eilat Airport5 mi away
- ETM · Ramon Airport8 mi away
- TCP · Taba International Airport15 mi away
- VDA · Ovda International Airport23 mi away
Near CWE
- CAI · Cairo International Airport29 mi away
- HBE · Borg El Arab International Airport91 mi away
- ALY · El Nouzha Airport93 mi away
- PSD · Port Said Airport112 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AQJ from CWE?
The flight distance from Aqaba (AQJ) to Cairo (CWE) is 248 miles (400 km, 216 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AQJ to CWE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 7m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AQJ to CWE?
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