# Distance from Rome (FCO) to Kars (KSY)

> 2,573 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,573 km / 1,599 mi / 1,389 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 83° (east)
- **Return heading**: 283° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Italy) → Turkey
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 00:09 in Rome, it's 01:09 in Kars)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,874 ft (KSY 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

### [Kars Airport (KSY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ksy-kars-kars-airport/1ef266df-58fa-6636-9701-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kars, Turkey
- ICAO: LTCF
- Timezone: Europe/Istanbul
- Coordinates: 40.560000, 43.120000
- Elevation: 5,889 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 00:09 in Rome, it's 01:09 in Kars.

## 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)
- [Kars Airport (KSY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ksy-kars-kars-airport/1ef266df-58fa-6636-9701-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)