Nonstop flight route between Cairo, Egypt and Delhi, India:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cairo International Airport (CAI), Cairo, Egypt and Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL), Delhi, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,736 miles (or 4,404 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Cairo International Airport and Indira Gandhi International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Cairo International Airport and Indira Gandhi International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Cairo International Airport (CAI):

• Terminal 2 was inaugurated in 1986 with 7 boarding gates.
• Other locations which transport routes were flown were RAF Habbaniya, Iraq on the Cairo – Karachi, India route.
• The furthest airport from Cairo International Airport (CAI) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,878 miles (19,117 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• Because of Cairo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 382 feet, planes can take off or land at Cairo International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The closest airport to Cairo International Airport (CAI) is Alexandria International Airport (ALY), which is located 113 miles (183 kilometers) NW of CAI.
• When American forces left the base at the end of the war, the Civil Aviation Authority took over the facility and began using it for international civil aviation.
• Cairo International Airport (CAI) has 3 runways.
• Cairo International Airport handled 14,711,500 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Cairo International Airport", another name for CAI is "مطار القاهرة الدولي".

Facts about Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL):

• Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) has 3 runways.
• Because of Indira Gandhi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 777 feet, planes can take off or land at Indira Gandhi International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The initially proposed method of simultaneous takeoffs caused several near misses over the west side of the airport where the centrelines of runways 10/28 and 9/27 intersect.
• The much awaited go ahead for the domestic airlines to start operations from the new T3 terminal has been given.
• Safdarjung Airport was built in 1930 and was the main airport for Delhi until 1962.
• The furthest airport from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Indira Gandhi International Airport (meaning Indira Gandhi International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,026 miles (19,354 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Terminal 1D is newly built interim domestic terminal with a total floor space of 35,000 m2 that has the capacity to handle 12 million passengers per year.
• The closest airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) is Agra Airport (AGR), which is located 110 miles (178 kilometers) SSE of DEL.