# Distance from Empangeni (EMG) to Hyderabad (HYD)

> 7,149 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,149 km / 4,442 mi / 3,860 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 50° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 225° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → India
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3.5h (When it's 16:51 in Empangeni, it's 20:21 in Hyderabad)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,773 ft (HYD is higher than EMG)

## Airports

### [Empangeni Airport (EMG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/emg-empangeni-empangeni-airport/1ef266de-d197-6f40-a432-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Empangeni, South Africa
- ICAO: FAEM
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates: -28.720000, 31.890000
- Elevation: 251 ft

### [Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Shamshabad (HYD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hyd-hyderabad-rajiv-gandhi-international-airport-shamshabad/1ef266df-f3cc-6718-a7c7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hyderabad, India
- ICAO: VOHS
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 17.230000, 78.430000
- Elevation: 2,024 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 16:51 in Empangeni, it's 20:21 in Hyderabad.
The 3.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Empangeni Airport (EMG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/emg-empangeni-empangeni-airport/1ef266de-d197-6f40-a432-06bb2780ed98)
- [Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Shamshabad (HYD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hyd-hyderabad-rajiv-gandhi-international-airport-shamshabad/1ef266df-f3cc-6718-a7c7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)