# Distance from Doha (DOH) to Gaithersburg (GAI)

> 11,093 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,093 km / 6,893 mi / 5,990 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 322° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 46° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Qatar) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 03:14 in Doha, it's 20:14 in Gaithersburg)
- **Elevation difference**: 526 ft (GAI is higher than DOH)

## Airports

### [Hamad International Airport (DOH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/doh-doha-hamad-international-airport/1ef266df-848d-651e-89df-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Doha, Qatar
- ICAO: OTHH
- Timezone: Asia/Qatar
- Coordinates: 25.260000, 51.610000
- Elevation: 13 ft

### [Montgomery County Airpark (GAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gai-gaithersburg-montgomery-county-airpark/1ef266df-1d9e-6f2e-a3da-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gaithersburg, United States
- ICAO: KGAI
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 39.170000, -77.170000
- Elevation: 539 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 03:14 in Doha, it's 20:14 in Gaithersburg.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Hamad International Airport (DOH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/doh-doha-hamad-international-airport/1ef266df-848d-651e-89df-06bb2780ed98)
- [Montgomery County Airpark (GAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gai-gaithersburg-montgomery-county-airpark/1ef266df-1d9e-6f2e-a3da-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)