# Distance from Butare (BTQ) to Caracas (CCS)

> 10,796 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,796 km / 6,708 mi / 5,829 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 280° (west)
- **Return heading**: 91° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Rwanda) → Venezuela
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 20:37 in Butare, it's 14:37 in Caracas)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,566 ft (CCS is lower than BTQ)

## Airports

### [Butare Airport (BTQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/btq-butare-butare-airport/1ef266de-ed8a-6d10-ba9e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Butare, Rwanda
- ICAO: HRYI
- Timezone: Africa/Kigali
- Coordinates: -2.600000, 29.740000
- Elevation: 5,801 ft

### [Maiquetia (Simon Bolivar Internacional) Airport (CCS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ccs-caracas-maiquetia-simon-bolivar-internacional-airport/1ef266df-d233-6f20-8395-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Caracas, Venezuela
- ICAO: SVMI
- Timezone: America/Caracas
- Coordinates: 10.600000, -66.990000
- Elevation: 235 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.

Time-zone information: When it's 20:37 in Butare, it's 14:37 in Caracas.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Butare Airport (BTQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/btq-butare-butare-airport/1ef266de-ed8a-6d10-ba9e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Maiquetia (Simon Bolivar Internacional) Airport (CCS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ccs-caracas-maiquetia-simon-bolivar-internacional-airport/1ef266df-d233-6f20-8395-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)