# Distance from Kampala (EBB) to Gilgit (GIL)

> 5,882 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,882 km / 3,655 mi / 3,176 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 43° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 237° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Uganda) → Pakistan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 08:06 in Kampala, it's 10:06 in Gilgit)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,014 ft (GIL is higher than EBB)

## Airports

### [Entebbe International Airport (EBB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ebb-kampala-entebbe-international-airport/1ef266de-ef61-68d2-a1e3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kampala, Uganda
- ICAO: HUEN
- Timezone: Africa/Kampala
- Coordinates: 0.040000, 32.440000
- Elevation: 3,782 ft

### [Gilgit Airport (GIL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gil-gilgit-gilgit-airport/1ef266df-81d4-6c32-9bec-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gilgit, Pakistan
- ICAO: OPGT
- Timezone: Asia/Karachi
- Coordinates: 35.920000, 74.330000
- Elevation: 4,796 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 08:06 in Kampala, it's 10:06 in Gilgit.

## Related

- [Entebbe International Airport (EBB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ebb-kampala-entebbe-international-airport/1ef266de-ef61-68d2-a1e3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Gilgit Airport (GIL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gil-gilgit-gilgit-airport/1ef266df-81d4-6c32-9bec-06bb2780ed98)
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