✈ CAI → LAX

15H 18M IN ECONOMY = A FELONY AGAINST YOURSELF. UPGRADE.

Flight time
15h 18m
Distance
7,592 mi
Or
12,218 km
Jet lag
10h

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.

✈ Flight 1808 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 2089 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 501 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.