# Distance from Buenos Aires (AEP) to Kolwezi Airport (KWZ)

> 8,780 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,780 km / 5,455 mi / 4,741 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 96° (east)
- **Return heading**: 237° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Argentina) → DR Congo
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 16:29 in Buenos Aires, it's 21:29 in Kolwezi Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,989 ft (KWZ 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

### [Kolwezi Airport (KWZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwz-kolwezi-airport/1ef266de-e4d3-6ea6-bdbc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kolwezi Airport, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZQM
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -10.770000, 25.510000
- Elevation: 5,007 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 16:29 in Buenos Aires, it's 21:29 in Kolwezi Airport.
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)
- [Kolwezi Airport (KWZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwz-kolwezi-airport/1ef266de-e4d3-6ea6-bdbc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)