✈ CAI → ATL
CAIRO → ATLANTA IN 12H 56M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from Cairo to Atlanta
From Cairo International (CAI), Egypt Africa → Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL), USA North America
How long is the flight from Cairo to Atlanta?
A nonstop flight from Cairo (CAI) to Atlanta (ATL) takes about 12 hours 56 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,360 miles (10,236 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
12h 56m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,360 mi
10,236 km · great-circle
Avg speed
791 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Cairo timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Cairo
Atlanta timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Time difference
-7h
7 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~4.9d
Westward — easier
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.