# Distance from Kampala (EBB) to Rotorua (ROT)

> 14,399 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,399 km / 8,947 mi / 7,775 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 143° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 230° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Uganda) → New Zealand
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 11:03 in Kampala, it's 20:03 in Rotorua)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,847 ft (ROT is lower 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

### [Rotorua Regional Airport (ROT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rot-rotorua-rotorua-regional-airport/1ef266df-77b2-6600-8e67-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rotorua, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZRO
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -38.110000, 176.320000
- Elevation: 935 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 11:03 in Kampala, it's 20:03 in Rotorua.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Entebbe International Airport (EBB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ebb-kampala-entebbe-international-airport/1ef266de-ef61-68d2-a1e3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Rotorua Regional Airport (ROT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rot-rotorua-rotorua-regional-airport/1ef266df-77b2-6600-8e67-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)