# Distance from Gandajika (GDJ) to Hanoi (HAN)

> 9,442 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,442 km / 5,867 mi / 5,098 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 68° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 261° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 02:55 in Gandajika, it's 07:55 in Hanoi)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,579 ft (HAN is lower than GDJ)

## Airports

### [Gandajika Airport (GDJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gdj-gandajika-gandajika-airport/1ef266de-e5f5-6b54-a176-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gandajika, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZWC
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -6.730000, 23.950000
- Elevation: 2,618 ft

### [Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/han-hanoi-noi-bai-international-airport/1ef266df-f632-63cc-97d4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hanoi, Vietnam
- ICAO: VVNB
- Timezone: Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
- Coordinates: 21.220000, 105.810000
- Elevation: 39 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 02:55 in Gandajika, it's 07:55 in Hanoi.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Gandajika Airport (GDJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gdj-gandajika-gandajika-airport/1ef266de-e5f5-6b54-a176-06bb2780ed98)
- [Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/han-hanoi-noi-bai-international-airport/1ef266df-f632-63cc-97d4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)