# Distance from Lubumbashi (FBM) to Zurich (ZRH)

> 6,830 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,830 km / 4,244 mi / 3,688 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 345° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 159° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Switzerland
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 09:30 in Lubumbashi, it's 09:30 in Zurich)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,879 ft (ZRH is lower than FBM)

## Airports

### [Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fbm-lubumbashi-lubumbashi-international-airport/1ef266de-e4b3-6f2a-ba1f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lubumbashi, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZQA
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -11.590000, 27.530000
- Elevation: 4,295 ft

### [Zurich Airport (ZRH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zrh-zurich-zurich-airport/1ef266df-57d8-6104-b551-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Zurich, Switzerland
- ICAO: LSZH
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- Coordinates: 47.460000, 8.550000
- Elevation: 1,416 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.

## Related

- [Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fbm-lubumbashi-lubumbashi-international-airport/1ef266de-e4b3-6f2a-ba1f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Zurich Airport (ZRH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zrh-zurich-zurich-airport/1ef266df-57d8-6104-b551-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)