# Distance from Rome (FCO) to Gilgit (GIL)

> 5,298 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,298 km / 3,292 mi / 2,861 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 76° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 297° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Italy) → Pakistan
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 19:24 in Rome, it's 22:24 in Gilgit)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,781 ft (GIL is higher than FCO)

## Airports

### [Leonardo Da Vinci (Fiumicino) International Airport (FCO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fco-rome-leonardo-da-vinci-fiumicino-international-airport/1ef266df-5138-6e48-8f07-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rome, Italy
- ICAO: LIRF
- Timezone: Europe/Rome
- Coordinates: 41.800000, 12.250000
- Elevation: 15 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 19:24 in Rome, it's 22:24 in Gilgit.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Leonardo Da Vinci (Fiumicino) International Airport (FCO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fco-rome-leonardo-da-vinci-fiumicino-international-airport/1ef266df-5138-6e48-8f07-06bb2780ed98)
- [Gilgit Airport (GIL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gil-gilgit-gilgit-airport/1ef266df-81d4-6c32-9bec-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)