Nonstop flight route between Cairo, Egypt and Fox Glacier, New Zealand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cairo International Airport (CAI), Cairo, Egypt and Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL), Fox Glacier, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,998 miles (or 16,091 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 Fox Glacier Aerodrome, 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 Fox Glacier Aerodrome. 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):

• Cairo International Airport handled 14,711,500 passengers last year.
• Cairo International Airport is the busiest airport in Egypt and the primary hub for EgyptAir, a member of the Star Alliance.
• The terminal will include larger and more modern retail areas and will also include Airbus A380 gates.
• In addition to being known as "Cairo International Airport", another name for CAI is "مطار القاهرة الدولي".
• As of 2009 the façade of the terminal was being upgraded.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Cairo International Airport (CAI) is Alexandria International Airport (ALY), which is located 113 miles (183 kilometers) NW of CAI.
• The airport has four terminals, with the third opening on 27 April 2009 and the Seasonal Flights Terminal opening on 20 September 2011.
• 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 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.

Facts about Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL):

• The furthest airport from Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Fox Glacier Aerodrome (meaning Fox Glacier Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,356 miles (19,884 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
• The closest airport to Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) is Mount Cook Airport (MON), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SSE of FGL.