# Distance from Kinshasa (FIH) to St Louis (STL)

> 11,682 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,682 km / 7,259 mi / 6,308 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 309° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 83° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 00:25 in Kinshasa, it's 18:25 in St Louis)
- **Elevation difference**: 410 ft (STL is lower than FIH)

## Airports

### [Ndjili International Airport (FIH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fih-kinshasa-ndjili-international-airport/1ef266de-e1b1-68d6-9101-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kinshasa, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZAA
- Timezone: Africa/Kinshasa
- Coordinates: -4.390000, 15.440000
- Elevation: 1,027 ft

### [St Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/stl-st-louis-st-louis-lambert-international-airport/1ef266df-39ab-67da-9abe-06bb2780ed98)

- City: St Louis, United States
- ICAO: KSTL
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 38.750000, -90.370000
- Elevation: 617 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 00:25 in Kinshasa, it's 18:25 in St Louis.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Ndjili International Airport (FIH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fih-kinshasa-ndjili-international-airport/1ef266de-e1b1-68d6-9101-06bb2780ed98)
- [St Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/stl-st-louis-st-louis-lambert-international-airport/1ef266df-39ab-67da-9abe-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)