Nonstop flight route between Surat, Gujarat, India and Cairo, Egypt:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Surat Airport (STV), Surat, Gujarat, India and Cairo International Airport (CAI), Cairo, Egypt would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,635 miles (or 4,240 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 Surat Airport and Cairo 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 Surat Airport and Cairo 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 Surat Airport (STV):

• Surat Airport is a domestic airport, located in Magdala, 11 kilometres south-west of Surat in the Western Indian state of Gujarat.
• Because of Surat Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Surat 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.
• Until 2007, Surat was the only city in the world with a population of over 4.6 million people without a functioning airport.
• Surat Airport is built by the State government of Gujarat.
• Surat airport's new terminal building is capable of handling 240 passengers per hour.
• In addition to being known as "Surat Airport", another name for STV is "સુરત એરપોર્ટ".
• The furthest airport from Surat Airport (STV) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,997 miles (19,308 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• The closest airport to Surat Airport (STV) is Daman Airport (NMB), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) S of STV.

Facts about Cairo International Airport (CAI):

• 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.
• Cairo International Airport (CAI) has 3 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Cairo International Airport", another name for CAI is "مطار القاهرة الدولي".
• 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.
• Cairo International Airport handled 14,711,500 passengers last year.
• In August 2011, Turkey's Limak Holding won the tender for modernizing the terminal.
• The terminal facilities include Departure Hall 1, International Hall 3, and Hall 4 for Private & Non-commercial Aircraft Services.
• With its hub at the airport EgyptAir's operations were overhauled with the full transfer of its operations into the state of the art terminal between 27 April and 15 June 2009.
• Cairo International is the second busiest airport in Africa after OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa.
• The closest airport to Cairo International Airport (CAI) is Alexandria International Airport (ALY), which is located 113 miles (183 kilometers) NW of CAI.
• As of 2009 the façade of the terminal was being upgraded.