Flights Vienna → Cairo
VIE → CAI
How long is the flight from Vienna to Cairo?
The flight from Vienna (VIE) to Cairo (CAI) takes 3h 10m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
This flight route operates between Vienna and Cairo, featuring a perfect on-time performance rate of 100% with an average delay of just 8.4 minutes across ten total flights. The aircraft used include the Boeing 737-800, Embraer 170, and Airbus A319, serving one of Egypt's busiest airports which handles over thirty million passengers annually.
The Vienna (VIE) → Cairo (CAI) route is operated by Austrian Airlines. Across 43 flights monitored in recent months, 53% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.65%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 11.7/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Cairo the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Vienna the average ATFM delay is 0.8 minutes.
Heading to Cairo: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Vienna (VIE) to Cairo (CAI) heads south-east for about 2,366 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 10m.
Departures from Vienna on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 51% of VIE-CAI flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Vienna the average ATFM delay is 0.8 min (atfm); arriving into Cairo it is 3.0 min (atfm).
Across 43 tracked VIE-CAI flights, 53% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 4.7% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austrian Airlines (OS) | 83% | 19 min | 1.6% |
Airlines operating VIE-CAI
Frequently asked questions about VIE-CAI
The flight from Vienna (VIE) to Cairo (CAI) takes 3h 10m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Vienna (VIE) -> Cairo (CAI) route, on-time performance is 53% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 43 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Vienna-Cairo is 4.65% across 43 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Austrian Airlines.
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The Vienna-Cairo route is about 2,366 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €400, barring extraordinary circumstances.
