ALG → CAIAlgiers to Cairo

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Direct flights from Algiers (ALG) to Cairo (CAI): 17 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The nonstop covers 2,706 km, an estimated 3 hours 58 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Algiers and Cairo. Updated 2 November 2026 at 05:48 UTC.

Today, ALG → CAI

Mon 2 Nov · local times
  1. 01:05 MS892EgyptAir Sched 01:05Departure not confirmed by the board CAI 05:50scheduled
  2. 08:30 AH4038Air Algerie On scheduleT4 ·

Checked ALG board 06:48 · CAI board 06:00

ALG Algiers smooth · +14
CAI Cairo tracking
2,706 km · ~3h 58m est.
dep bank 01:05–20:3017x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 17x weekly · nonstop
82 / 100

route health from live ALG and CAI delay boards

Flight time~3h 58mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures17x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Air AlgerieEgyptAir

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
Air AlgerieAH

Flights AH4038 08:30 Mo Th Fr · AH4036 20:30 Tu We Sa Su

EgyptAirMS

Flights MS892 varies Mo Fr Sa · MS846 varies daily

Airports right now

live boards
ALGAlgiers +14 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · S 6 kt Full ALG delay board →
CAICairo tracking 🌤 clear · NW 4 kt Full CAI delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at ALG: a 43% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +6 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Algiers to Cairo route actually runs

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

Is ALG–CAI running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at ALG is the weaker end, route health score 82/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on ALG–CAI?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:30 and evening departures around 20:30 from ALG. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the CAI delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from ALG to CAI?

Great-circle distance is 2,706 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 221–262 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ALG–CAI fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 17 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.