Cairo (CAI) – Frankfurt (FRA)
- Distance
- 2,923 km
- 1,816 mi · 1,578 nm
- Flight time
- 4 h 15 min
- Estimate from distance
- Time difference
- 1 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 368 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (217 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 305,793
- 2024 · −6.3%
- Flights / week
- 38
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 76%
- 400,633 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- —
- Not named in this source
Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_de), reported by the airport in Germany, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from CAI
- 326°
- Heading from FRA
- 131°
- Halfway point
- 40.63, 21.68
- Great-circle km
- 2,922 km (sphere, for EU261)
- Clocks
- Frankfurt is 1 h behind Cairo
The estimate for a route without real times is 4 h 15 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 22,619 |
| Feb 2024 | 19,817 |
| Mar 2024 | 22,870 |
| Apr 2024 | 28,532 |
| May 2024 | 25,414 |
| Jun 2024 | 25,610 |
| Jul 2024 | 28,556 |
| Aug 2024 | 30,584 |
| Sep 2024 | 25,243 |
| Oct 2024 | 28,077 |
| Nov 2024 | 24,429 |
| Dec 2024 | 24,042 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 149 |
| Feb 2024 | 129 |
| Mar 2024 | 157 |
| Apr 2024 | 178 |
| May 2024 | 178 |
| Jun 2024 | 173 |
| Jul 2024 | 176 |
| Aug 2024 | 177 |
| Sep 2024 | 173 |
| Oct 2024 | 178 |
| Nov 2024 | 155 |
| Dec 2024 | 158 |
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 2,922 km.
CAI Cairo → FRA Frankfurt
EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.
Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.
FRA Frankfurt → CAI Cairo
EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.
Covers any airline.
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.