CAI → MANCairo to Manchester

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Direct flights from Cairo (CAI) to Manchester (MAN): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 20% of the last 5 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 23 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 5 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,744 km, an estimated 5 hours 18 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Cairo and Manchester. Updated 14 September 2026 at 13:15 UTC.

CAI Cairo tracking
MAN Manchester smooth · +9
3,744 km · ~5h 18m est.
dep bank 10:05–17:307x weekly
Runs rough · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
20% on time

of the last 5 operated CAI → MAN flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +23 min. 0 of 5 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+23 minacross the last 5 operated legs
Flight time~5h 18mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
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 days
EgyptAirMS20% on time

Flights MS781 10:05 daily · MS795 17:30 Mo Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-14MS781arrived+20
09-13MS781arrived+25
09-13MS795arrived+23
09-12MS781arrived+10
09-12MS795arrived+33

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
CAICairo tracking 🌤 clear · N 12 kt Full CAI delay board →
MANManchester +9 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · SW 7 kt Full MAN delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MAN: 50% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +17 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Cairo to Manchester route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CAI to MAN 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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CAI to MAN questions

Is CAI–MAN running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at MAN is the weaker end, route health score 86/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on CAI–MAN?

Operators schedule morning departures around 10:05 and evening departures around 17:30 from CAI. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the MAN delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from CAI to MAN?

Great-circle distance is 3,744 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 294–351 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CAI–MAN fly?

EgyptAir runs the route with about 10 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.