# Distance from Caracas (CCS) to Matadi (MAT)

> 9,087 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,087 km / 5,646 mi / 4,907 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 98° (east)
- **Return heading**: 282° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Venezuela) → DR Congo
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 19:08 in Caracas, it's 00:08 in Matadi)
- **Elevation difference**: 880 ft (MAT 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

### [Tshimpi Airport (MAT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mat-matadi-tshimpi-airport/1ef266de-e1dc-69e6-bf8d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Matadi, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZAM
- Timezone: Africa/Kinshasa
- Coordinates: -5.800000, 13.440000
- Elevation: 1,115 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 19:08 in Caracas, it's 00:08 in Matadi.
The 5-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)
- [Tshimpi Airport (MAT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mat-matadi-tshimpi-airport/1ef266de-e1dc-69e6-bf8d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)