# Distance from Abidjan (ABJ) to Kiel (KEL)

> 5,607 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,607 km / 3,484 mi / 3,028 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 11° (north)
- **Return heading**: 198° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ivory Coast) → Germany
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 01:44 in Abidjan, it's 03:44 in Kiel)
- **Elevation difference**: 81 ft (KEL is higher than ABJ)

## Airports

### [Port Bouet Airport (ABJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/abj-abidjan-port-bouet-airport/1ef266de-b735-630a-a27d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Abidjan, Ivory Coast
- ICAO: DIAP
- Timezone: Africa/Abidjan
- Coordinates: 5.260000, -3.930000
- Elevation: 21 ft

### [Kiel-Holtenau Airport (KEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kel-kiel-kiel-holtenau-airport/1ef266de-bc29-6032-bd03-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kiel, Germany
- ICAO: EDHK
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 54.380000, 10.150000
- Elevation: 102 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 01:44 in Abidjan, it's 03:44 in Kiel.

## Related

- [Port Bouet Airport (ABJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/abj-abidjan-port-bouet-airport/1ef266de-b735-630a-a27d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kiel-Holtenau Airport (KEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kel-kiel-kiel-holtenau-airport/1ef266de-bc29-6032-bd03-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)