Distance from Washington to Cairo

The distance between Washington, United States and Cairo, Egypt is 9,368 kilometers (5,821 miles).

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Cairo, Egypt

From Washington to Cairo, the straight-line distance is 9,368 kilometers, heading northeast. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Washington at 6 meters above sea level and Cairo at 23 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 14-16 hours
Jet fighter 10-12 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Washington, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/New_York

Coordinates: 38.8951° N 77.0364° W

Elevation: 6 m (20 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
  • Joint Base Andrews (ADW)
  • Davison Army Air Field (DAA)
  • Tipton Airport (FME)
  • Montgomery County Airpark (GAI)
Cairo, Egypt

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Cairo

Coordinates: 30.0626° N 31.2497° E

Elevation: 23 m (75 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Cairo International Airport (CAI)
  • Cairo West Airport (CWE)
  • Port Said Airport (PSD)
  • El Nouzha Airport (ALY)
  • Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE)

Other distances from Washington

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Washington to New York City 329 km
From Washington to Los Angeles 3,700 km
From Washington to Chicago 958 km
From Washington to Houston 1,962 km
From Washington to Phoenix 3,189 km

Other distances from Cairo

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Cairo to Alexandria 180 km
From Cairo to Giza 7 km
From Cairo to Port Said 167 km
From Cairo to Suez 124 km
From Cairo to Shubrā al Khaymah 7 km

Cities within similar distances

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From To Distance (kilometers)
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Puente Alto, Chile 9,368 km
Dublin, Ireland Shanghai, China 9,368 km
Guadalajara, Mexico Gibraltar, Gibraltar 9,369 km
Paris, France Mazatlán, Mexico 9,369 km
Lima, Peru Benin City, Nigeria 9,369 km
Trujillo, Peru Madrid, Spain 9,369 km
La Paz, Bolivia Bilbao, Spain 9,369 km
Morelia, Mexico Brussels, Belgium 9,369 km
Barcelona, Spain Tucson, United States 9,366 km
Torreón, Mexico Barcelona, Spain 9,366 km
Gustavo Adolfo Madero, Mexico Murcia, Spain 9,370 km
Kano, Nigeria Jacksonville, United States 9,366 km
Moscow, Russia Sacramento, United States 9,365 km
San Diego, United States Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain 9,365 km
Phoenix, United States São Paulo, Brazil 9,371 km
Dublin, Ireland São Paulo, Brazil 9,365 km
Santiago, Chile Wellington, New Zealand 9,371 km
Adelaide, Australia Vadodara, India 9,365 km
Buenos Aires, Argentina Mesa, United States 9,371 km

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