Cairo (CAI) to Dulles (IAD)
Flight time
≈ 12h 28m
Bearing
312° NW
Cairo (CAI) to Dulles (IAD) is 5,830 miles (9,383 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies CAI–IAD
Filed traffic dataIn April 2026, Saudi Arabian Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop CAI–IAD; the Boeing 777-200 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 52% full.
Departures
1
April 2026
Seats
290
both directions
Passengers
150
both directions
Load factor
51.7%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies CAI–IAD?
Saudi Arabian Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop CAI–IAD in April 2026 (1 departures).
- SV
Saudi Arabian Airlines
1 departures · 290 seats
Share of departures100.0%51.7%
Load
What plane flies CAI–IAD?
In April 2026, the Boeing 777-200 flew 100% of CAI–IAD departures.
- Boeing 777-200
1 departures · 51.7% load
100.0%
How has CAI–IAD traffic changed?
Nonstop CAI–IAD departures fell from 22 in June 2025 to 1 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop CAI–IAD traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
22 departures · 5,011 passengers
74.2%
Load
July 2025
29 departures · 6,667 passengers
75.0%
Load
August 2025
26 departures · 5,516 passengers
69.1%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
April 2026
1 departures · 150 passengers
51.7%
Load
Nonstop CAI–IAD traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Cairo
EG
Cairo International Airport
Coordinates
30.11°N, 31.40°E
Hemisphere
N · E
Frequently asked
How far is Cairo (CAI) from Dulles (IAD)?
CAI to IAD is 5,830 miles (9,383 km / 5,066 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from CAI to IAD?
A nonstop covers the 5,830-mile great-circle distance in roughly 12h 28m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies CAI–IAD?
In April 2026, the Boeing 777-200 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying CAI–IAD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 5,830-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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