✈ JFK → CAI
NEW YORK → CAIRO IN 11H 29M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from New York to Cairo
From JFK (JFK), USA North America → Cairo International (CAI), Egypt Africa
How long is the flight from New York to Cairo?
A nonstop flight from New York (JFK) to Cairo (CAI) takes about 11 hours 29 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,602 miles (9,016 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
11h 29m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,602 mi
9,016 km · great-circle
Avg speed
785 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
New York timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Cairo timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Cairo
Time difference
+7h
7 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~7d
Eastward — worse
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.