✈ CAI → LAX
15H 18M IN ECONOMY = A FELONY AGAINST YOURSELF. UPGRADE.
Flight from Cairo to Los Angeles
From Cairo International (CAI), Egypt Africa → LAX (LAX), USA North America
How long is the flight from Cairo to Los Angeles?
A nonstop flight from Cairo (CAI) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes about 15 hours 18 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,592 miles (12,218 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
15h 18m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
7,592 mi
12,218 km · great-circle
Avg speed
799 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Cairo timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Cairo
Los Angeles timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Time difference
-10h
10 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~7d
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.