Cairo Airport (CAI)

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Country Egypt | Continent Africa | IATA: CAI | ICAO: HECA | Elevation 382 ft · 116 m | Local time —

Destinations
115
Flights / day
293
Busiest route
Jeddah
Top airline
EgyptAir

Cairo Airport averages 293 flights per day to 115 destinations, with five domestic routes and 102 international routes. A total of 54 airlines operate at CAI, led by EgyptAir. This airport provides direct service to 58 countries across four continents, with Saudi Arabia representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Cairo connects to Tokyo, with a typical flight time of 12 hr 0 mins. Updated: February 14, 2026

Route Network

Cairo Airport connects 107 destinations worldwide, with Jeddah standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Washington, and the shortest flight is to Aqaba.

Jeddah (JED) – Saudi Arabia
2 hr 30 mins
756 mi · 1,217 km
44
per day
Riyadh (RUH) – Saudi Arabia
2 hr 55 mins
1,001 mi · 1,612 km
24
per day
Aswan (ASW) – Egypt
1 hr 55 mins
434 mi · 699 km
15
per day
Medina (MED) – Saudi Arabia
2 hr 10 mins
638 mi · 1,027 km
14
per day
Kuwait City (KWI) – Kuwait
2 hr 50 mins
995 mi · 1,602 km
13
per day
Luxor (LXR) – Egypt
1 hr 40 mins
318 mi · 511 km
12
per day
Dubai (DXB) – United Arab Emirates
3 hr 50 mins
1,501 mi · 2,415 km
10
per day
Amman (AMM) – Jordan
1 hr 25 mins
294 mi · 472 km
9
per day
Ad Dammam (DMM) – Saudi Arabia
3 hr 10 mins
1,146 mi · 1,844 km
8
per day
Abu Dhabi (AUH) – United Arab Emirates
3 hr 50 mins
1,478 mi · 2,378 km
7
per day
Doha (DOH) – Qatar
3 hr 25 mins
1,279 mi · 2,058 km
7
per day
Beirut (BEY) – Lebanon
1 hr 35 mins
350 mi · 563 km
6
per day
London (LHR) – United Kingdom
5 hr 35 mins
2,195 mi · 3,533 km
5
per day
Hurghada (HRG) – Egypt
1 hr 25 mins
250 mi · 402 km
5
per day
Sharjah (SHJ) – United Arab Emirates
3 hr 50 mins
1,508 mi · 2,427 km
5
per day
Sharm el Sheikh (SSH) – Egypt
1 hr 20 mins
234 mi · 376 km
5
per day
Istanbul (IST) – Türkiye
2 hr 45 mins
785 mi · 1,263 km
5
per day
Athens (ATH) – Greece
2 hr 40 mins
688 mi · 1,107 km
4
per day
Milan (MXP) – Italy
4 hr 30 mins
1,626 mi · 2,617 km
4
per day
Rome (FCO) – Italy
4 hr 0 mins
1,336 mi · 2,150 km
4
per day
Istanbul (SAW) – Türkiye
2 hr 40 mins
754 mi · 1,213 km
4
per day
Casablanca (CMN) – Morocco
5 hr 50 mins
2,289 mi · 3,684 km
3
per day
Muscat (MCT) – Oman
4 hr 15 mins
1,713 mi · 2,756 km
3
per day
Manama (BAH) – Bahrain
3 hr 15 mins
1,199 mi · 1,930 km
3
per day
Frankfurt-am-Main (FRA) – Germany
4 hr 50 mins
1,816 mi · 2,923 km
3
per day
Paris (CDG) – France
5 hr 10 mins
1,995 mi · 3,210 km
3
per day
Algiers (ALG) – Algeria
4 hr 40 mins
1,681 mi · 2,706 km
2
per day
Madrid (MAD) – Spain
5 hr 25 mins
2,082 mi · 3,350 km
2
per day
Tripoli (MJI) – Libya
—
CAI → MJI
2
per day
Addis Ababa (ADD) – Ethiopia
4 hr 5 mins
1,537 mi · 2,474 km
2
per day
Baghdad (BGW) – Iraq
2 hr 30 mins
784 mi · 1,262 km
2
per day
Bergamo (BGY) – Italy
4 hr 25 mins
1,589 mi · 2,557 km
2
per day
Abha (AHB) – Saudi Arabia
—
CAI → AHB
2
per day
Munich (MUC) – Germany
4 hr 30 mins
1,630 mi · 2,623 km
2
per day
Paris (ORY) – France
5 hr 10 mins
1,993 mi · 3,207 km
2
per day
Vienna (VIE) – Austria
4 hr 10 mins
1,470 mi · 2,365 km
2
per day
Barcelona (BCN) – Spain
4 hr 55 mins
1,806 mi · 2,906 km
2
per day
Amsterdam (AMS) – Netherlands
5 hr 15 mins
2,043 mi · 3,287 km
2
per day
Shanghai (PVG) – China
10 hr 35 mins
5,200 mi · 8,369 km
2
per day
Tunis (TUN) – Tunisia
3 hr 55 mins
1,302 mi · 2,096 km
1
per day
Beijing (PEK) – China
9 hr 40 mins
4,681 mi · 7,533 km
1
per day
Düsseldorf (DUS) – Germany
5 hr 5 mins
1,932 mi · 3,109 km
1
per day
Zurich (ZRH) – Switzerland
4 hr 40 mins
1,706 mi · 2,745 km
1
per day
Abuja (ABV) – Nigeria
5 hr 30 mins
2,134 mi · 3,435 km
1
per day
Benghazi (BEN) – Libya
2 hr 40 mins
672 mi · 1,082 km
1
per day
Guangzhou (CAN) – China
10 hr 10 mins
4,966 mi · 7,991 km
1
per day
Jazan (GIZ) – Saudi Arabia
—
CAI → GIZ
1
per day
Lagos (LOS) – Nigeria
6 hr 5 mins
2,443 mi · 3,931 km
1
per day
Moscow (DME) – Russian Federation
4 hr 35 mins
1,776 mi · 2,859 km
1
per day
Warsaw (WAW) – Poland
4 hr 25 mins
1,613 mi · 2,596 km
1
per day
Al-Jawf (AJF) – Saudi Arabia
—
CAI → AJF
1
per day
Manchester (MAN) – United Kingdom
5 hr 50 mins
2,326 mi · 3,744 km
1
per day
Nairobi (NBO) – Kenya
5 hr 25 mins
2,203 mi · 3,545 km
1
per day
New York (JFK) – United States of America
11 hr 45 mins
5,603 mi · 9,016 km
1
per day
Port Sudan (PZU) – Sudan
2 hr 40 mins
824 mi · 1,326 km
1
per day
Berlin (BER) – Germany
4 hr 45 mins
1,785 mi · 2,872 km
6
per week
Brussels (BRU) – Belgium
5 hr 10 mins
1,994 mi · 3,209 km
6
per week
Copenhagen (CPH) – Denmark
5 hr 5 mins
1,987 mi · 3,197 km
6
per week
Larnarca (LCA) – Cyprus
1 hr 40 mins
353 mi · 568 km
6
per week
Moscow (SVO) – Russian Federation
4 hr 40 mins
1,810 mi · 2,913 km
6
per week
Toronto (YYZ) – Canada
11 hr 55 mins
5,734 mi · 9,228 km
6
per week
Budapest (BUD) – Hungary
3 hr 55 mins
1,360 mi · 2,189 km
5
per week
Dublin (DUB) – Ireland
6 hr 5 mins
2,474 mi · 3,982 km
5
per week
Geneva (GVA) – Switzerland
4 hr 45 mins
1,755 mi · 2,824 km
5
per week
Kano (KAN) – Nigeria
5 hr 5 mins
1,925 mi · 3,098 km
5
per week
N'Djamena (NDJ) – Chad
4 hr 30 mins
1,626 mi · 2,617 km
5
per week
New Delhi (DEL) – India
6 hr 10 mins
2,736 mi · 4,403 km
4
per week
Ankara (ESB) – Türkiye
2 hr 30 mins
697 mi · 1,122 km
4
per week
Aqaba (AQJ) – Jordan
1 hr 15 mins
219 mi · 353 km
4
per week
Arbil (EBL) – Iraq
2 hr 35 mins
839 mi · 1,350 km
4
per week
Asmara (ASM) – Eritrea
3 hr 15 mins
1,130 mi · 1,818 km
4
per week
Jo'anna (JNB) – South Africa
8 hr 30 mins
3,893 mi · 6,265 km
4
per week
Mumbai (BOM) – India
6 hr 5 mins
2,698 mi · 4,341 km
4
per week
Prague (PRG) – Czechia
4 hr 30 mins
1,642 mi · 2,643 km
4
per week
Abidjan (ABJ) – Côte d'Ivoire
6 hr 50 mins
2,869 mi · 4,617 km
3
per week
Arar (RAE) – Saudi Arabia
—
CAI → RAE
3
per week
Bucharest (OTP) – Romania
3 hr 15 mins
1,039 mi · 1,673 km
3
per week
Chengdu (TFU) – China
8 hr 55 mins
4,276 mi · 6,882 km
3
per week
Cologne (CGN) – Germany
5 hr 0 mins
1,901 mi · 3,059 km
3
per week
Dhaka (DAC) – Bangladesh
7 hr 45 mins
3,619 mi · 5,824 km
3
per week
Djibouti City (JIB) – Djibouti
3 hr 55 mins
1,488 mi · 2,396 km
3
per week
Douala (DLA) – Cameroon
5 hr 45 mins
2,293 mi · 3,691 km
3
per week
Hangzhou (HGH) – China
10 hr 30 mins
5,155 mi · 8,297 km
3
per week
Kampala (EBB) – Uganda
5 hr 10 mins
2,079 mi · 3,346 km
3
per week
Marsa Alam (RMF) – Egypt
1 hr 40 mins
370 mi · 596 km
3
per week
Newark (EWR) – United States of America
11 hr 45 mins
5,618 mi · 9,041 km
3
per week
Washington (IAD) – United States of America
12 hr 5 mins
5,830 mi · 9,382 km
3
per week
Al Ain City (AAN) – United Arab Emirates
3 hr 55 mins
1,538 mi · 2,476 km
2
per week
Al Qaysumah (AQI) – Saudi Arabia
—
CAI → AQI
2
per week
Basrah (BSR) – Iraq
2 hr 50 mins
969 mi · 1,560 km
2
per week
Dar es Salaam (DAR) – Tanzania, the United Republic of
6 hr 5 mins
2,608 mi · 4,198 km
2
per week
Jakarta (CGK) – Indonesia
11 hr 15 mins
5,561 mi · 8,949 km
2
per week
Juba (JUB) – South Sudan
4 hr 35 mins
1,745 mi · 2,808 km
2
per week
Kigali (KGL) – Rwanda
5 hr 30 mins
2,219 mi · 3,571 km
2
per week
Marseille (MRS) – France
4 hr 40 mins
1,705 mi · 2,744 km
2
per week
Misratah (MRA) – Libya
—
CAI → MRA
2
per week
Ras Al Khaimah (RKT) – United Arab Emirates
3 hr 55 mins
1,527 mi · 2,458 km
2
per week
Tokyo (NRT) – Japan
12 hr 0 mins
5,961 mi · 9,593 km
2
per week
Antalya (AYT) – Türkiye
2 hr 5 mins
470 mi · 756 km
1
per week
Badajoz (BJZ) – Spain
—
CAI → BJZ
1
per week
Baku (GYD) – Azerbaijan
3 hr 30 mins
1,267 mi · 2,039 km
1
per week
Kinshasa (FIH) – The Congo
6 hr 15 mins
2,608 mi · 4,196 km
1
per week
Lyon (LYS) – France
4 hr 50 mins
1,780 mi · 2,865 km
1
per week
Seoul (ICN) – South Korea
10 hr 40 mins
5,239 mi · 8,431 km
1
per week
Stockholm (ARN) – Sweden
5 hr 20 mins
2,135 mi · 3,436 km
1
per week
Sulaymaniyah (ISU) – Iraq
2 hr 40 mins
890 mi · 1,432 km
1
per week
Verona (VRN) – Italy
4 hr 20 mins
1,531 mi · 2,464 km
1
per week

Route and destination data updated February 14, 2026.

Cairo Airport is served by 54 airlines, with EgyptAir in the lead at 38% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 58% of routes. 36 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 53 airlines operate international routes, compared with five airlines serving domestic routes. EgyptAir is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Washington with a flight time of 12 hrs 5 mins.

EgyptAir (83 routes)
Nile Air (22 routes)
Air Cairo (20 routes)
Nesma Airlines (11 routes)
Air Arabia Egypt (9 routes)
flyadeal (4 routes)
flynas (4 routes)
I A W (4 routes)
Saudi Arabian Airlines (3 routes)
Air Arabia (3 routes)
Transavia France (3 routes)
AlMasria (2 routes)
Euroairlines (2 routes)
Royal Jordanian (2 routes)
AJet (2 routes)
Lufthansa (2 routes)
Afriqiyah Airways (2 routes)
Vueling (2 routes)
Jazeera Airways (1 routes)
Kuwait Airways (1 routes)
Emirates (1 routes)
Jordan Aviation Airlines (1 routes)
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi (1 routes)
Etihad Airways (1 routes)
Qatar Airways (1 routes)
Middle East Airlines (1 routes)
British Airways (1 routes)
Turkish Airlines (1 routes)
Aegean Airlines (1 routes)
Neos (1 routes)
ITA Airways (1 routes)
Royal Air Maroc (1 routes)
Oman Air (1 routes)
Gulf Air (1 routes)
Air France (1 routes)
Air Algerie (1 routes)
World Ticket Ltd (1 routes)
Ethiopian Airlines (1 routes)
Austrian (1 routes)
Transavia (1 routes)
China Eastern Airlines (1 routes)
Tunisair (1 routes)
Air China (1 routes)
Eurowings (1 routes)
SWISS (1 routes)
LOT - Polish Airlines (1 routes)
Tarco Aviation (1 routes)
Aeroflot (1 routes)
TAROM (1 routes)
Sichuan Airlines (1 routes)
Sun Express (1 routes)
AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines (1 routes)
Korean Air (1 routes)
Hainan Airlines (1 routes)

Cairo Airport provides direct service to 58 countries across four continents. The route network is 5% domestic and 95% international. Saudi Arabia is the primary international destination.

Saudi Arabia - 96/day
Egypt - 37/day
United Arab Emirates - 23/day
Kuwait - 13/day
Jordan - 10/day
Italy - 10/day
Türkiye - 9/day
Qatar - 7/day
Germany - 7/day
Lebanon - 6/day
United Kingdom - 6/day
France - 5/day
China - 5/day
Greece - 4/day
Spain - 4/day
Libya - 4/day
Morocco - 3/day
Oman - 3/day
Bahrain - 3/day
Iraq - 3/day
Nigeria - 3/day
Algeria - 2/day
Ethiopia - 2/day
Austria - 2/day
Netherlands - 2/day
Switzerland - 2/day
Russian Federation - 2/day
United States of America - 2/day
Tunisia - 1/day
Poland - 1/day
Kenya - 1/day
Sudan - 1/day
Belgium - 1/day
Denmark - 1/day
Cyprus - 1/day
Canada - 1/day
Hungary - 1/day
Ireland - 1/day
Chad - 1/day
India - 1/day
Eritrea - 1/day
South Africa - 1/day
Czechia - 1/day
Côte d'Ivoire - 0/day
Romania - 0/day
Bangladesh - 0/day
Djibouti - 0/day
Cameroon - 0/day
Uganda - 0/day
Tanzania, the United Republic of - 0/day
Indonesia - 0/day
South Sudan - 0/day
Rwanda - 0/day
Japan - 0/day
Azerbaijan - 0/day
The Congo - 0/day
South Korea - 0/day
Sweden - 0/day

Global Rankings

Destinations

Measures how broadly the airport connects distinct endpoints.

Flights & Scheduling

Reflects flight volume and runway utilization.

Distance & Reach

Highlights long-haul reach and distance efficiency.

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
13,150 ft 4,008 m 197 ft 60 m Asphalt
13,150 ft 4,008 m 197 ft 60 m Asphalt
13,133 ft 4,003 m 197 ft 60 m Asphalt
13,133 ft 4,003 m 197 ft 60 m Asphalt
10,784 ft 3,287 m 197 ft 60 m Asphalt
10,784 ft 3,287 m 197 ft 60 m Asphalt

Runway Length

Runways at Cairo Airport are long enough for all aircraft with known takeoff and landing distances.

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