# Distance from Bulawayo (BUQ) to Muscat (MCT)

> 5,818 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,818 km / 3,615 mi / 3,141 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 35° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 216° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Zimbabwe) → Oman
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 12:38 in Bulawayo, it's 14:38 in Muscat)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,311 ft (MCT is lower than BUQ)

## Airports

### [Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/buq-bulawayo-joshua-mqabuko-nkomo-international-airport/1ef266de-dea1-6326-aab2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
- ICAO: FVBU
- Timezone: Africa/Harare
- Coordinates: -20.020000, 28.620000
- Elevation: 4,359 ft

### [Muscat International Airport (MCT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mct-muscat-muscat-international-airport/1ef266df-8107-655c-a000-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Muscat, Oman
- ICAO: OOMS
- Timezone: Asia/Muscat
- Coordinates: 23.590000, 58.280000
- Elevation: 48 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 12:38 in Bulawayo, it's 14:38 in Muscat.

## Related

- [Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/buq-bulawayo-joshua-mqabuko-nkomo-international-airport/1ef266de-dea1-6326-aab2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Muscat International Airport (MCT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mct-muscat-muscat-international-airport/1ef266df-8107-655c-a000-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)