# Distance from Buenos Aires (AEP) to Gandajika (GDJ)

> 8,886 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,886 km / 5,522 mi / 4,798 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 91° (east)
- **Return heading**: 236° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Argentina) → DR Congo
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 04:00 in Buenos Aires, it's 09:00 in Gandajika)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,600 ft (GDJ 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

### [Gandajika Airport (GDJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gdj-gandajika-gandajika-airport/1ef266de-e5f5-6b54-a176-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gandajika, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZWC
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -6.730000, 23.950000
- Elevation: 2,618 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 04:00 in Buenos Aires, it's 09:00 in Gandajika.
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)
- [Gandajika Airport (GDJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gdj-gandajika-gandajika-airport/1ef266de-e5f5-6b54-a176-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)