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ISU to CWE: distance & flight time
Sulaymaniyah (Sulaymaniyah International Airport) → Cairo (Cairo West Airport)
916 mi
1,473 km · 796 nm
2h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
916 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 27m 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
- ISU — Sulaymaniyah International Airport · Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
- 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 ISU
- KIK · Kirkuk Air Base55 mi away
- EBL · Erbil International Airport89 mi away
- SDG · Sanandaj Airport98 mi away
- XQC · Joint Base Balad124 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 ISU from CWE?
The flight distance from Sulaymaniyah (ISU) to Cairo (CWE) is 916 miles (1,473 km, 796 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ISU to CWE?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 27m 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 ISU to CWE?
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