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Direct flights from Cairo (CAI) to Los Angeles (LAX): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 5 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 12,218 km, an estimated 16 hours 10 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Cairo and Los Angeles. Updated 13 September 2026 at 01:29 UTC.
CAI
Cairo
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LAX
Los Angeles
smooth · +0
12,218 km · ~16h 10m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100
route health from live CAI and LAX delay boards
Median arrival delay is +5 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+5 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~16h 10mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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EgyptAir
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Current conditions put the pressure at CAI and LAX: 32% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +0 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Cairo to Los Angeles route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CAI to LAX flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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Pro Flight Search — Cairo (CAI) to Los Angeles (LAX) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/CAI-LAX
CAI to LAX questions
Is CAI–LAX running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from CAI to LAX?
Great-circle distance is 12,218 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 892–1077 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does CAI–LAX fly?
EgyptAir runs the route with about 3 flights a week (mon, thu, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at CAI and arrival-side delay at LAX, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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