# Distance from Mumbai (BOM) to Chipata (CIP)

> 5,713 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,713 km / 3,550 mi / 3,085 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 234° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 51° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → Zambia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -3.5h (When it's 07:23 in Mumbai, it's 03:53 in Chipata)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,323 ft (CIP is higher than BOM)

## Airports

### [Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bom-mumbai-chhatrapati-shivaji-international-airport/1ef266df-eed6-6a1a-9d01-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mumbai, India
- ICAO: VABB
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 19.090000, 72.870000
- Elevation: 37 ft

### [Chipata Airport (CIP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cip-chipata-chipata-airport/1ef266de-da2b-6d46-a2ef-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chipata, Zambia
- ICAO: FLCP
- Timezone: Africa/Lusaka
- Coordinates: -13.560000, 32.590000
- Elevation: 3,360 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 07:23 in Mumbai, it's 03:53 in Chipata.
The 3.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bom-mumbai-chhatrapati-shivaji-international-airport/1ef266df-eed6-6a1a-9d01-06bb2780ed98)
- [Chipata Airport (CIP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cip-chipata-chipata-airport/1ef266de-da2b-6d46-a2ef-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)