Updated: January 15, 2026

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Cairo Airport (CAI)

Cairo International Airport averages 285 flights per day to 112 destinations, with 6 domestic and 106 international routes. A total of 53 airlines operate at CAI, led by EgyptAir. This airport provides direct service to 56 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 11 hrs 50 mins.

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Elevation

382 ft (116 m) MSL

Local Time

(UTC+02:00)

Destinations: 112 (6 domestic · 106 international)
Flights per day: 285 (36 domestic · 250 international)
Busiest Route: Jeddah (36/day)

Longest Direct Flight: Tokyo 11 hrs 50 mins
Shortest Flight: Alexandria 1 hr 45 mins
Top Airline: EgyptAir (84 routes)

Top Country: Saudi Arabia (85 flights/day)
Longest Runway: 13,150 ft / 4,008 m

112 Destinations from Cairo Airport (CAI)

This week, 112 active routes depart from Cairo International Airport. The busiest route connects Cairo with Jeddah and is operated by 9 airlines. The longest nonstop flight is to Tokyo, and the shortest flight is to Alexandria.

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Flights	Destination	Route	Airlines
36	Jeddah	CAI → JED 2 hrs 45 mins	Air Arabia Egypt, Air Cairo, AlMasria, EgyptAir, flynas, Nesma Airlines, Nile Air, Saudi Arabian Airlines, flyadeal9
23	Riyadh	CAI → RUH 3 hrs 5 mins	Air Arabia Egypt, Air Cairo, EgyptAir, flyadeal, flynas, Nesma Airlines, Nile Air, Saudi Arabian Airlines8
14	Aswan	CAI → ASW 1 hr 50 mins	Air Cairo, EgyptAir, Nesma Airlines, Nile Air4
13	Kuwait City	CAI → KWI 2 hrs 55 mins	Air Arabia Egypt, Air Cairo, AlMasria, EgyptAir, Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways, Nesma Airlines, Nile Air8
13	Medina	CAI → MED 2 hrs 25 mins	Air Cairo, EgyptAir, flyadeal, flynas, Saudi Arabian Airlines5
11	Luxor	CAI → LXR 1 hr 30 mins	Air Cairo, EgyptAir, Neos, Nesma Airlines, Nile Air5
10	Dubai	CAI → DXB 3 hrs 50 mins	EgyptAir, Emirates2
9	Amman	CAI → AMM 2 hrs	Air Cairo, EgyptAir, Jordan Aviation Airlines, Royal Jordanian4
8	Ad Dammam	CAI → DMM 3 hrs	Air Arabia Egypt, Air Cairo, EgyptAir, flyadeal, flynas, Nesma Airlines, Nile Air7
7	Abu Dhabi	CAI → AUH 3 hrs 45 mins	Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, EgyptAir, Etihad Airways3
7	Doha	CAI → DOH 3 hrs 30 mins	EgyptAir, Qatar Airways2
6	Beirut	CAI → BEY 1 hr 55 mins	EgyptAir, Middle East Airlines2
6	London	CAI → LHR 5 hrs	British Airways, EgyptAir2
5	Hurghada	CAI → HRG 1 hr 30 mins	Air Cairo, EgyptAir, Nesma Airlines, Nile Air4
5	Sharjah	CAI → SHJ 3 hrs 25 mins	Air Arabia, Air Cairo, Nile Air, EgyptAir4
5	Sharm el Sheikh	CAI → SSH 1 hr 30 mins	Air Cairo, EgyptAir, Nesma Airlines3
4	Milan	CAI → MXP 3 hrs 55 mins	Air Cairo, EgyptAir, Neos, Nesma Airlines4
4	Athens	CAI → ATH 1 hr 50 mins	Aegean Airlines, EgyptAir2
4	Rome	CAI → FCO 3 hrs 25 mins	Air Cairo, EgyptAir, ITA Airways, Nile Air4
4	Istanbul (SAW)	CAI → SAW 2 hrs 30 mins	Air Arabia Egypt, Air Cairo, AJet, Nile Air4
4	Casablanca	CAI → CMN 5 hrs 10 mins	EgyptAir, Royal Air Maroc2
3	Istanbul (IST)	CAI → IST 2 hrs 45 mins	Turkish Airlines, EgyptAir2
3	Muscat	CAI → MCT 3 hrs 50 mins	Air Arabia Egypt, EgyptAir, Oman Air3
3	Manama	CAI → BAH 3 hrs 20 mins	EgyptAir, Gulf Air2
3	Paris (CDG)	CAI → CDG 5 hrs	Air France, EgyptAir2
3	Baghdad	CAI → BGW 2 hrs 45 mins	EgyptAir, I A W, Nile Air3
3	Bergamo	CAI → BGY 3 hrs 45 mins	Air Arabia Egypt, AlMasria, Nile Air3
2	Algiers	CAI → ALG 4 hrs	Air Algerie, EgyptAir2
2	Tripoli	CAI → MJI 3 hrs 10 mins	Afriqiyah Airways, EgyptAir, World Ticket Ltd3
2	Addis Ababa	CAI → ADD 4 hrs 5 mins	EgyptAir, Ethiopian Airlines2
2	Abha	CAI → AHB 2 hrs 55 mins	Air Arabia Egypt, Air Cairo, Nile Air3
2	Frankfurt-am-Main	CAI → FRA 4 hrs 30 mins	Lufthansa, EgyptAir2
2	Barcelona	CAI → BCN 3 hrs 40 mins	EgyptAir, Nile Air, Vueling3
2	Madrid	CAI → MAD 4 hrs 45 mins	EgyptAir, Nile Air2
2	Munich	CAI → MUC 3 hrs 55 mins	EgyptAir, Lufthansa2
2	Paris (ORY)	CAI → ORY 4 hrs 40 mins	Transavia France, Vueling2
2	Vienna	CAI → VIE 3 hrs 45 mins	Austrian, EgyptAir2
2	Amsterdam	CAI → AMS 4 hrs 45 mins	EgyptAir, Transavia2
2	Shanghai	CAI → PVG 10 hrs 10 mins	China Eastern Airlines, EgyptAir2
2	Tunis	CAI → TUN 3 hrs 25 mins	EgyptAir, Tunisair2
1	Benghazi	CAI → BEN 2 hrs 30 mins	Afriqiyah Airways, EgyptAir2
1	Düsseldorf	CAI → DUS 4 hrs 35 mins	EgyptAir, Eurowings2
1	Zurich	CAI → ZRH 4 hrs 5 mins	EgyptAir, SWISS2
1	Beijing	CAI → PEK 10 hrs 15 mins	Air China, EgyptAir2
1	Berlin	CAI → BER 4 hrs 15 mins	EgyptAir1
1	Guangzhou	CAI → CAN 10 hrs 5 mins	EgyptAir1
1	Jazan	CAI → GIZ 3 hrs 5 mins	Air Arabia Egypt, Air Cairo, Nile Air3
1	Lagos	CAI → LOS 5 hrs 10 mins	EgyptAir1
1	Manchester	CAI → MAN 5 hrs 10 mins	EgyptAir1
1	Moscow (SVO)	CAI → SVO 5 hrs	Aeroflot1
1	Moscow (DME)	CAI → DME 5 hrs 10 mins	EgyptAir1
1	Port Sudan	CAI → PZU 2 hrs 55 mins	Euroairlines, Tarco Aviation2
1	Toronto	CAI → YYZ 11 hrs 40 mins	EgyptAir1
1	Warsaw	CAI → WAW 3 hrs 50 mins	LOT - Polish Airlines1
1	Abuja	CAI → ABV 4 hrs 50 mins	EgyptAir1
1	New York	CAI → JFK 11 hrs 20 mins	EgyptAir1
6/week	Al-Jawf	CAI → AJF 2 hrs	Air Cairo, Nile Air2
6/week	Chengdu	CAI → TFU 9 hrs 20 mins	Sichuan Airlines1
6/week	Copenhagen	CAI → CPH 4 hrs 40 mins	EgyptAir1
6/week	Larnarca	CAI → LCA 1 hr 45 mins	EgyptAir1
5/week	Asmara	CAI → ASM 3 hrs	EgyptAir1
5/week	Bucharest	CAI → OTP 2 hrs 55 mins	TAROM1
5/week	Budapest	CAI → BUD 3 hrs 45 mins	EgyptAir1
5/week	Dublin	CAI → DUB 5 hrs 20 mins	EgyptAir1
5/week	Geneva	CAI → GVA 4 hrs 20 mins	EgyptAir1
5/week	Johannesburg	CAI → JNB 8 hrs	EgyptAir1
5/week	Kano	CAI → KAN 4 hrs 20 mins	EgyptAir1
5/week	N'Djamena	CAI → NDJ 3 hrs 55 mins	EgyptAir1
5/week	New Delhi	CAI → DEL 5 hrs 35 mins	EgyptAir1
4/week	Abidjan	CAI → ABJ 6 hrs	EgyptAir1
4/week	Accra	CAI → ACC 5 hrs 30 mins	EgyptAir1
4/week	Ankara	CAI → ESB 2 hrs 25 mins	AJet1
4/week	Aqaba	CAI → AQJ 1 hr 40 mins	Royal Jordanian1
4/week	Arbil	CAI → EBL 2 hrs 45 mins	EgyptAir, I A W2
4/week	Cologne	CAI → CGN 4 hrs 10 mins	Air Cairo1
4/week	Mumbai	CAI → BOM 5 hrs 20 mins	EgyptAir1
4/week	Prague	CAI → PRG 4 hrs	EgyptAir1
4/week	Shenzhen	CAI → SZX 9 hrs 50 mins	Hainan Airlines1
3/week	Al Qaysumah	CAI → AQI 2 hrs 45 mins	Nile Air1
3/week	Dar es Salaam	CAI → DAR 5 hrs 10 mins	EgyptAir1
3/week	Dhaka	CAI → DAC 7 hrs 30 mins	EgyptAir1
3/week	Djibouti City	CAI → JIB 4 hrs	EgyptAir1
3/week	Douala	CAI → DLA 4 hrs 55 mins	EgyptAir1
3/week	Hangzhou	CAI → HGH 10 hrs 20 mins	EgyptAir1
3/week	Kampala	CAI → EBB 4 hrs 40 mins	EgyptAir1
3/week	Kigali	CAI → KGL 4 hrs 40 mins	EgyptAir1
3/week	Marsa Alam	CAI → RMF 1 hr 45 mins	EgyptAir1
3/week	Misratah	CAI → MRA 3 hrs 5 mins	Afriqiyah Airways, EgyptAir2
3/week	Nairobi	CAI → NBO 4 hrs 40 mins	EgyptAir1
3/week	Newark	CAI → EWR 11 hrs 25 mins	EgyptAir1
3/week	Ras Al Khaimah	CAI → RKT 3 hrs 20 mins	Air Arabia1
3/week	Washington	CAI → IAD 11 hrs 25 mins	EgyptAir1
2/week	Antalya	CAI → AYT 2 hrs 5 mins	Sun Express1
2/week	Arar	CAI → RAE 2 hrs 5 mins	Nile Air1
2/week	Basrah	CAI → BSR 3 hrs	I A W1
2/week	Catania	CAI → CTA 3 hrs 10 mins	Nile Air, Euroairlines2
2/week	Jakarta	CAI → CGK 10 hrs 45 mins	EgyptAir1
2/week	Juba	CAI → JUB 4 hrs 15 mins	EgyptAir1
2/week	Marseille	CAI → MRS 4 hrs 5 mins	Transavia France1
2/week	Tabuk	CAI → —	EgyptAir, Nesma Airlines2
1/week	Al Ain City	CAI → AAN 3 hrs 30 mins	Nile Air1
1/week	Alexandria	CAI → HBE 1 hr 45 mins	EgyptAir1
1/week	Baku	CAI → GYD 3 hrs 10 mins	AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines1
1/week	Lyon	CAI → LYS 4 hrs 15 mins	Transavia France1
1/week	Stockholm	CAI → ARN 5 hrs 10 mins	Nile Air1
1/week	Sulaymaniyah	CAI → ISU 2 hrs 50 mins	I A W1
1/week	Tokyo	CAI → NRT 11 hrs 50 mins	EgyptAir1
1/week	Verona	CAI → VRN 3 hrs 45 mins	Air Cairo1
1/week	Brussels	CAI → —	EgyptAir1
1/week	Erbil	CAI → —	EgyptAir1
1/week	Kinshasa	CAI → —	EgyptAir1
1/week	Taif	CAI → —	EgyptAir1

Route and destination data updated weekly ()

Cairo International Airport is served by 53 airlines, with EgyptAir in the lead at 39% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 58% of routes. 34 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 53 airlines operate international routes, compared with 5 serving domestic routes. EgyptAir is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Tokyo with a flight time of 11 hrs 50 mins.

All Domestic International

EgyptAir84 routes
Nile Air22 routes
Air Cairo19 routes
Nesma Airlines10 routes
Air Arabia Egypt9 routes
flynas4 routes
flyadeal4 routes
I A W4 routes
AlMasria3 routes
Saudi Arabian Airlines3 routes
Afriqiyah Airways3 routes
Transavia France3 routes
Neos2 routes
Royal Jordanian2 routes
Air Arabia2 routes
AJet2 routes
Lufthansa2 routes
Vueling2 routes
Euroairlines2 routes
Jazeera Airways1 route
Kuwait Airways1 route
Emirates1 route
Jordan Aviation Airlines1 route
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi1 route
Etihad Airways1 route
Qatar Airways1 route
Middle East Airlines1 route
British Airways1 route
Aegean Airlines1 route
ITA Airways1 route
Royal Air Maroc1 route
Turkish Airlines1 route
Oman Air1 route
Gulf Air1 route
Air France1 route
Air Algerie1 route
World Ticket Ltd1 route
Ethiopian Airlines1 route
Austrian1 route
Transavia1 route
China Eastern Airlines1 route
Tunisair1 route
Eurowings1 route
SWISS1 route
Air China1 route
Aeroflot1 route
Tarco Aviation1 route
LOT - Polish Airlines1 route
Sichuan Airlines1 route
TAROM1 route
Hainan Airlines1 route
Sun Express1 route
AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines1 route

Cairo International Airport provides direct service to 56 countries across four continents. The route network is 5% domestic and 95% international, with Aswan, Egypt serving as the primary international destination.

Saudi Arabia85/day
Egypt36/day
United Arab Emirates23/day
Kuwait13/day
Italy12/day
Jordan10/day
Turkey8/day
Qatar7/day
United Kingdom7/day
Germany7/day
Lebanon6/day
China6/day
France5/day
Greece4/day
Libya4/day
Spain4/day
Morocco4/day
Iraq4/day
Oman3/day
Bahrain3/day
Nigeria3/day
Algeria2/day
Russia2/day
Ethiopia2/day
Switzerland2/day
United States2/day
Austria2/day
Netherlands2/day
Tunisia2/day
India1/day
Sudan1/day
Canada1/day
Poland1/day
Denmark6/week
Cyprus6/week
Eritrea5/week
Romania5/week
Hungary5/week
Ireland5/week
South Africa5/week
Chad5/week
Côte d’Ivoire4/week
Ghana4/week
Czechia4/week
Tanzania3/week
Bangladesh3/week
Djibouti3/week
Cameroon3/week
Uganda3/week
Rwanda3/week
Kenya3/week
Indonesia2/week
South Sudan2/week
Azerbaijan1/week
Sweden1/week
Japan1/week

Global Rankings of Cairo Airport (CAI)

This snapshot shows how Cairo Airport (CAI) ranks globally across multiple operational and network dimensions. Rankings reflect relative position worldwide across destination breadth, flight volume, scheduling density, and long-haul reach.

Destinations

Measures how broadly the airport connects distinct endpoints across its route network.

#110 – Total Destination Count (Network breadth)
#751 – Domestic Destination Count
#48 – International Destination Count

Flights & Scheduling

Reflects flight volume and how intensively runway infrastructure is scheduled.

#95 – Total Flight Count (Operational intensity)
#334 – Domestic Flight Count
#34 – International Flight Count
#183 – Flights per Runway (Scheduling density)

Distance & Reach

Highlights long-haul connectivity and how distance is distributed across flights and runways.

#80 – Total Distance Flown (Global reach)
#156 – Distance per Flight (Route profile)
#133 – Distance per Runway (Long-haul leverage)

6 Runways at Cairo Airport (CAI)

Name	Length	Width	Surface
05R	13,150 ft · 4,008 m	197 ft · 60 m	Asphalt
23L	13,150 ft · 4,008 m	197 ft · 60 m	Asphalt
05C	13,133 ft · 4,003 m	197 ft · 60 m	Asphalt
23C	13,133 ft · 4,003 m	197 ft · 60 m	Asphalt
05L	10,784 ft · 3,287 m	197 ft · 60 m	Asphalt
23R	10,784 ft · 3,287 m	197 ft · 60 m	Asphalt

The runways at this airport are long enough to accomodate all aircraft.

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