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EGH to CAI: distance & flight time
El Gorah (El Gora Airport) → Cairo (Cairo International Airport)
175 mi
281 km · 152 nm
56m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
175 miles nonstop takes roughly 56m 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
- EGH — El Gora Airport · El Gorah, Egypt
- CAI — Cairo International 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 EGH
- GZA · Yasser Arafat International Airport15 mi away
- AAC · El Arish International Airport17 mi away
- BEV · Beersheba (Teyman) Airport38 mi away
- MIP · Ramon Air Base38 mi away
Near CAI
- CWE · Cairo West Airport29 mi away
- PSD · Port Said Airport94 mi away
- ALY · El Nouzha Airport113 mi away
- HBE · Borg El Arab International Airport116 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is EGH from CAI?
The flight distance from El Gorah (EGH) to Cairo (CAI) is 175 miles (281 km, 152 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from EGH to CAI?
A nonstop flight takes about 56m 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 EGH to CAI?
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