# Distance from Ficksburg (FCB) to Montevideo (MVD)

> 7,721 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,721 km / 4,797 mi / 4,169 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 241° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 111° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Uruguay
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 02:13 in Ficksburg, it's 21:13 in Montevideo)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,210 ft (MVD is lower than FCB)

## Airports

### [Ficksburg Sentraoes Airport (FCB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fcb-ficksburg-ficksburg-sentraoes-airport/1ef266de-d1a8-6570-b29b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ficksburg, South Africa
- ICAO: FAFB
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates: -28.820000, 27.910000
- Elevation: 5,315 ft

### [Carrasco International /General C L Berisso Airport (MVD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mvd-montevideo-carrasco-international-general-c-l-berisso-airport/1ef266df-ce8f-6a90-8f4a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Montevideo, Uruguay
- ICAO: SUMU
- Timezone: America/Montevideo
- Coordinates: -34.840000, -56.030000
- Elevation: 105 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 02:13 in Ficksburg, it's 21:13 in Montevideo.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Ficksburg Sentraoes Airport (FCB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fcb-ficksburg-ficksburg-sentraoes-airport/1ef266de-d1a8-6570-b29b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Carrasco International /General C L Berisso Airport (MVD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mvd-montevideo-carrasco-international-general-c-l-berisso-airport/1ef266df-ce8f-6a90-8f4a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)