CAI → ZRHCairo to Zurich

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Direct flights from Cairo (CAI) to Zurich (ZRH): 10 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 100% of the last 9 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 4 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 9 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,745 km, an estimated 4 hours 1 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Cairo and Zurich. Updated 31 October 2026 at 19:12 UTC.

Today, CAI → ZRH

Sat 31 Oct · local times
  1. 09:35 MS773Egyptair Departed Landed 12:54 −1
  2. 18:05 LX239SWISS Departed ZRH est. 21:50 +25In the air · sched 21:25

Checked CAI board 15:03 · ZRH board 20:12

CAI Cairo tracking
ZRH Zurich smooth · +0
2,745 km · ~4h 01m est.
dep bank 10:50–18:1010x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 10x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 9 tracked CAI → ZRH flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −4 min. 0 of 9 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−4 minacross the last 9 arrivals
Flight time~4h 01mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures10x2 direct airlines on the leg

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
EgyptAirMS

Flights MS773 varies Mo We Sa

Swiss International Air LinesLX100% on time

Flights LX239 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-31MS773arrived−1
10-30LX239arrived−5
10-28LX239arrived−8
10-28MS773arrived−16
10-26LX239arrived−1
10-26MS773arrived+13
10-25LX239arrived+14
10-24LX239arrived−8
10-24MS773arrived−4

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 · ENE 7 kt Full CAI delay board →
ZRHZurich +0 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · NE 7 kt Full ZRH delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at ZRH: a 38% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +9 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Cairo to Zurich route actually runs

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

Is CAI–ZRH running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 81/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from CAI to ZRH?

Great-circle distance is 2,745 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 224–265 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CAI–ZRH fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 10 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at CAI and arrival-side delay at ZRH, 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.