# Distance from Dusseldorf (DUS) to Aktau (SCO)

> 3,370 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,370 km / 2,094 mi / 1,820 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 87° (east)
- **Return heading**: 300° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Germany) → Kazakhstan
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 00:18 in Dusseldorf, it's 03:18 in Aktau)
- **Elevation difference**: 72 ft (SCO is lower than DUS)

## Airports

### [Dusseldorf International Airport (DUS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dus-dusseldorf-dusseldorf-international-airport/1ef266de-baf6-6c46-b569-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dusseldorf, Germany
- ICAO: EDDL
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 51.290000, 6.770000
- Elevation: 147 ft

### [Aktau International Airport (SCO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sco-aktau-aktau-international-airport/1ef266df-e445-6fc4-836e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Aktau, Kazakhstan
- ICAO: UATE
- Timezone: Asia/Oral
- Coordinates: 43.860000, 51.090000
- Elevation: 75 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 00:18 in Dusseldorf, it's 03:18 in Aktau.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Dusseldorf International Airport (DUS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dus-dusseldorf-dusseldorf-international-airport/1ef266de-baf6-6c46-b569-06bb2780ed98)
- [Aktau International Airport (SCO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sco-aktau-aktau-international-airport/1ef266df-e445-6fc4-836e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)