Zurich to Cairo
Private Jet Charter

About 3 hours 15 minutes to 3 hours 50 minutes in the air. The sector is 1467 nautical miles from Zurich to Sphinx. A heavy jet is at the quick end and a midsize jet at the slower end.

1467 nautical miles, about 1688 statute miles, between Zurich and Sphinx International. Egypt is an hour ahead of Zurich all year, so a three-and-a-half-hour block lands four and a half hours later on the local clock. Routing over the Alps and the Mediterranean and the winds on the day move the figure by a few minutes.

Sphinx, in Giza west of the city, for almost every trip from Zurich: no slot, open 24 hours, customs on the field, about 35 minutes from downtown and cheaper to land at. Cairo International in Heliopolis only when a passenger connects onto a scheduled flight or the aircraft might need maintenance, which Sphinx cannot provide.

Yes. Every private movement at Zurich is slotted, with handling through an approved agent. On this sector the desk files the Zurich slot and the Egyptian permit on the same day you confirm, so the two lead times run together rather than one after the other. Charter departures are slotted by 2145 CET.

The operator does, and the desk files it. The Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority requires a landing permit for private and charter flights, planned at four business days with a complete file, the same lead time as a Zurich slot requested early. Passengers bring passports and the desk confirms Egypt entry requirements for each nationality aboard.

A super-midsize jet, Challenger 350 or Gulfstream G280 class, for eight or nine is the first quote from Zurich, nonstop with margin. A heavy jet, Challenger 650 or Gulfstream G450 class, for a family of ten to twelve with winter luggage. A midsize jet, Citation XLS or Hawker 800 class, with a lighter load once the winds are checked.

Yes, and from Zurich it is the usual shape of a winter trip. One Egyptian permit covers the international arrival and the domestic legs, so Cairo, Luxor, Aswan or the Red Sea fly on the same aircraft as a single itinerary. The desk quotes the whole trip as one number and plans the return inside the Zurich curfew.

The aircraft class, whether the trip is two one-way flights or a round trip, the Zurich slot and handling, the Egyptian permit, which Cairo airport, and the dates against the October to April season. We tell you what the quote covers before you book.

Yes. The sector is quoted in both directions. Put Sphinx or Cairo International as the departure in the form and the desk handles it the same way, inside the Zurich arrival curfew.

Yes, it is an international flight. Customs and immigration are cleared at the aircraft at both ends, and the crew checks passports before departure. There is no airline security line.

One hour all year. Egypt is UTC+2 in winter and UTC+3 in summer; Zurich is UTC+1 and UTC+2 on the same dates, so the gap holds on both clocks. In practice a 9 am departure from Zurich is on the ground at Sphinx around 1:30 pm local, and you gain the hour back on the return.

Four business days for the Egyptian permit, with the Zurich slot requested the same day. Outside the winter holidays a week from Zurich is comfortable; for Christmas and February give the desk a couple of weeks. With permit and slot held, an aircraft can be off Zurich within about three hours of the call, inside the 0600 to 2200 window.