# Distance from Caracas (CCS) to Gao Airport (GAQ)

> 7,243 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,243 km / 4,500 mi / 3,911 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 77° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 274° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Venezuela) → Mali
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +4h (When it's 16:39 in Caracas, it's 20:39 in Gao Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 635 ft (GAQ is higher than CCS)

## Airports

### [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

### [Gao Airport (GAQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gaq-gao-airport/1ef266de-e722-6fcc-91af-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gao Airport, Mali
- ICAO: GAGO
- Timezone: Africa/Bamako
- Coordinates: 16.250000, -0.010000
- Elevation: 870 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 16:39 in Caracas, it's 20:39 in Gao Airport.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Maiquetia (Simon Bolivar Internacional) Airport (CCS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ccs-caracas-maiquetia-simon-bolivar-internacional-airport/1ef266df-d233-6f20-8395-06bb2780ed98)
- [Gao Airport (GAQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gaq-gao-airport/1ef266de-e722-6fcc-91af-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)