# Distance from Mumbai (BOM) to Lubumbashi (FBM)

> 6,026 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,026 km / 3,745 mi / 3,254 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 239° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 56° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → DR Congo
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -3.5h (When it's 04:21 in Mumbai, it's 00:51 in Lubumbashi)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,258 ft (FBM 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

### [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 04:21 in Mumbai, it's 00:51 in Lubumbashi.
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)
- [Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fbm-lubumbashi-lubumbashi-international-airport/1ef266de-e4b3-6f2a-ba1f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)