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Data study — computed from our own files

Longest flights from Cairo

We measured the great-circle distance from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to every one of the 97 airports in our network and ranked them. Durations are a published geometric estimate — not a schedule.

The 20 farthest destinations in the network

The 20 farthest destinations from Cairo, descending by direct distance
#DestinationDistance (km)Time (est.)Calculator
1Auckland (AKL) — New Zealand16,55920h 4mOpen calculator
2Sydney (SYD) — Australia14,40317h 32mOpen calculator
3Melbourne (MEL) — Australia13,94116h 59mOpen calculator
4Mexico City (MEX) — Mexico12,37115h 8mOpen calculator
5Los Angeles (LAX) — USA12,21814h 57mOpen calculator
6Buenos Aires (EZE) — Argentina11,85414h 32mOpen calculator
7Miami (MIA) — USA10,45012h 53mOpen calculator
8Sao Paulo (GRU) — Brazil10,21712h 36mOpen calculator
9Rio de Janeiro (GIG) — Brazil9,90312h 14mOpen calculator
10Bali (DPS) — Indonesia9,90212h 14mOpen calculator
11Chicago (ORD) — USA9,87512h 12mOpen calculator
12Tokyo (NRT) — Japan9,59311h 52mOpen calculator
13Osaka (KIX) — Japan9,28511h 30mOpen calculator
14Toronto (YYZ) — Canada9,22811h 26mOpen calculator
15Manila (MNL) — Philippines9,16811h 22mOpen calculator
16New York (JFK) — USA9,01611h 11mOpen calculator
17Jakarta (CGK) — Indonesia8,94911h 7mOpen calculator
18Montreal (YUL) — Canada8,72910h 51mOpen calculator
19Taipei (TPE) — Taiwan8,62710h 44mOpen calculator
20Seoul (ICN) — South Korea8,43110h 30mOpen calculator

And the 5 shortest hops (for contrast)

The 5 shortest routes from Cairo by direct distance
#DestinationDistance (km)Time (est.)Calculator
97Amman (AMM) — Jordan4721h 8mOpen calculator
98Beirut (BEY) — Lebanon5631h 15mOpen calculator
99Antalya (AYT) — Turkey7561h 28mOpen calculator
100Medina (MED) — Saudi Arabia1,0271h 47mOpen calculator
101Athens (ATH) — Greece1,1071h 53mOpen calculator

Methodology (every figure reproducible)

  • Inputs: src/data/travel/airports.json (97 airports with lat/lng) + the 14 hub list defined in src/lib/airportData.ts (FLIGHT_HUBS_IATA).
  • Distance: haversine formula on a 6371 km-radius earth (src/lib/geo.ts — haversineKm), rounded to the nearest km.
  • Duration: estimateFlightMinutes = (km ÷ 850 km/h) × 60 + a fixed 35-minute taxi/climb allowance. Block-time estimate only — no stops, no delays.
  • Ranking: descending by distance. Calculator links (flight-time-{hub}-to-{iata}) render only when actually present in catalog/generated/travel.json.

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