# Distance from Budapest (BUD) to Kitwe (KIW)

> 6,767 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,767 km / 4,205 mi / 3,654 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 170° (south)
- **Return heading**: 353° (north)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Hungary) → Zambia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 10:20 in Budapest, it's 10:20 in Kitwe)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,650 ft (KIW is higher than BUD)

## Airports

### [Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bud-budapest-budapest-ferenc-liszt-international-airport/1ef266df-4ebe-6df2-a892-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Budapest, Hungary
- ICAO: LHBP
- Timezone: Europe/Budapest
- Coordinates: 47.440000, 19.260000
- Elevation: 495 ft

### [Southdowns Airport (KIW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kiw-kitwe-southdowns-airport/1ef266de-db18-6fec-81ac-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kitwe, Zambia
- ICAO: FLSO
- Timezone: Africa/Lusaka
- Coordinates: -12.900000, 28.150000
- Elevation: 4,145 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.

## Related

- [Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bud-budapest-budapest-ferenc-liszt-international-airport/1ef266df-4ebe-6df2-a892-06bb2780ed98)
- [Southdowns Airport (KIW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kiw-kitwe-southdowns-airport/1ef266de-db18-6fec-81ac-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)