# Distance from Addis Ababa (ADD) to Kars (KSY)

> 3,537 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,537 km / 2,198 mi / 1,910 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 6° (north)
- **Return heading**: 188° (south)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Ethiopia) → Turkey
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 02:57 in Addis Ababa, it's 02:57 in Kars)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,741 ft (KSY is lower than ADD)

## Airports

### [Bole International Airport (ADD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/add-addis-ababa-bole-international-airport/1ef266de-e9ca-65ea-ac78-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HAAB
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 8.980000, 38.800000
- Elevation: 7,630 ft

### [Kars Airport (KSY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ksy-kars-kars-airport/1ef266df-58fa-6636-9701-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kars, Turkey
- ICAO: LTCF
- Timezone: Europe/Istanbul
- Coordinates: 40.560000, 43.120000
- Elevation: 5,889 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

## Related

- [Bole International Airport (ADD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/add-addis-ababa-bole-international-airport/1ef266de-e9ca-65ea-ac78-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kars Airport (KSY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ksy-kars-kars-airport/1ef266df-58fa-6636-9701-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)