# Distance from Bisho (BIY) to Hamburg (HAM)

> 9,765 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,765 km / 6,068 mi / 5,273 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 350° (north)
- **Return heading**: 166° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Germany
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 11:44 in Bisho, it's 11:44 in Hamburg)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,897 ft (HAM is lower than BIY)

## Airports

### [Bisho Airport (BIY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/biy-bisho-bisho-airport/1ef266de-d0d7-61d2-8f72-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bisho, South Africa
- ICAO: FABE
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates: -32.900000, 27.280000
- Elevation: 1,950 ft

### [Hamburg Airport (HAM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ham-hamburg-hamburg-airport/1ef266de-baee-69c4-8d70-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hamburg, Germany
- ICAO: EDDH
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 53.630000, 9.990000
- Elevation: 53 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

## Related

- [Bisho Airport (BIY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/biy-bisho-bisho-airport/1ef266de-d0d7-61d2-8f72-06bb2780ed98)
- [Hamburg Airport (HAM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ham-hamburg-hamburg-airport/1ef266de-baee-69c4-8d70-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)