# Distance from Abidjan (ABJ) to Nalchik (NAL)

> 6,294 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,294 km / 3,911 mi / 3,399 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 40° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 242° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ivory Coast) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 05:47 in Abidjan, it's 08:47 in Nalchik)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,440 ft (NAL 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

### [Nalchik Airport (NAL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nal-nalchik-nalchik-airport/1ef266df-e990-6e3e-9315-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nalchik, Russia
- ICAO: URMN
- Timezone: Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates: 43.510000, 43.640000
- Elevation: 1,461 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 05:47 in Abidjan, it's 08:47 in Nalchik.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Port Bouet Airport (ABJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/abj-abidjan-port-bouet-airport/1ef266de-b735-630a-a27d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nalchik Airport (NAL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nal-nalchik-nalchik-airport/1ef266df-e990-6e3e-9315-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)