# Distance from Buenos Aires (AEP) to Lubumbashi (FBM)

> 8,913 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,913 km / 5,538 mi / 4,813 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 97° (east)
- **Return heading**: 236° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Argentina) → DR Congo
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 20:01 in Buenos Aires, it's 01:01 in Lubumbashi)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,277 ft (FBM is higher than AEP)

## Airports

### [Jorge Newbery Airpark (AEP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aep-buenos-aires-jorge-newbery-airpark/1ef266df-90fd-6222-98d7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Buenos Aires, Argentina
- ICAO: SABE
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
- Coordinates: -34.560000, -58.420000
- Elevation: 18 ft

### [Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fbm-lubumbashi-lubumbashi-international-airport/1ef266de-e4b3-6f2a-ba1f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lubumbashi, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZQA
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -11.590000, 27.530000
- Elevation: 4,295 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 20:01 in Buenos Aires, it's 01:01 in Lubumbashi.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Jorge Newbery Airpark (AEP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aep-buenos-aires-jorge-newbery-airpark/1ef266df-90fd-6222-98d7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fbm-lubumbashi-lubumbashi-international-airport/1ef266de-e4b3-6f2a-ba1f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)