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CWE to OTP: distance & flight time
Cairo (Cairo West Airport) → Bucharest (Henri Coandă International Airport)
1,033 mi
1,662 km · 898 nm
2h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,033 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 43m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- OTP — Henri Coandă International Airport · Bucharest, Romania
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 OTP
- BBU · Băneasa International Airport5 mi away
- GOZ · Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport100 mi away
- CRA · Craiova Airport110 mi away
- CND · Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport119 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CWE from OTP?
The flight distance from Cairo (CWE) to Bucharest (OTP) is 1,033 miles (1,662 km, 898 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CWE to OTP?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 43m 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 OTP?
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