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CWE to HBE: distance & flight time
Cairo (Cairo West Airport) → Alexandria (Borg El Arab International Airport)
91 mi
147 km · 79 nm
42m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
91 miles nonstop takes roughly 42m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- CWE — Cairo West Airport · Cairo, Egypt
- HBE — Borg El Arab International Airport · Alexandria, Egypt
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near HBE
- ALY · El Nouzha Airport24 mi away
- DBB · El Alamein International Airport73 mi away
- CWE · Cairo West Airport91 mi away
- CAI · Cairo International Airport116 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CWE from HBE?
The flight distance from Cairo (CWE) to Alexandria (HBE) is 91 miles (147 km, 79 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CWE to HBE?
A nonstop flight takes about 42m 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 CWE to HBE?
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