- Great circle
- 1,264 km
- 786 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 2h 04m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 41.3°N
- at 0% along
- One lap of Earth
- 3.2%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 235th longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Istanbul the path crosses Turkey, then 531 km of open water, then Egypt.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 41.3°N, 0% of the way along.
Holding a single compass bearing the whole way would cover almost exactly the same ground, so on this route the flat map and the globe agree.
The heading barely moves: south out of Istanbul, south into Cairo. Over this distance the curve has too little room to bend the compass.
Istanbul to Cairo, asked and answered
- How far is Istanbul to Cairo?
- Istanbul to Cairo (IST to CAI) is 1,264 km, or 786 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Istanbul to Cairo?
- About 2h 04m in the air. That is an estimate from the distance at a typical airliner block speed, plus half an hour for taxi, climb and descent; published schedules vary with winds and routing.
- What route does a Istanbul to Cairo flight take?
- The great circle passes over Turkey, then 531 km of open water, then Egypt. It reaches 41.3°N at its furthest from the equator.
Where these numbers come from
Distances are computed from the two airports’ own coordinates, not looked up from published routes. Times are estimates, not schedules.
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