# Distance from Gambela (GMB) to Johannesburg (JNB)

> 3,870 km · estimated flight time 6h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,870 km / 2,405 mi / 2,090 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 190° (south)
- **Return heading**: 11° (north)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Ethiopia) → South Africa
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 23:34 in Gambela, it's 22:34 in Johannesburg)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,944 ft (JNB is higher than GMB)

## Airports

### [Gambella Airport (GMB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gmb-gambela-gambella-airport/1ef266de-ea11-6cce-8292-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gambela, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HAGM
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 8.130000, 34.560000
- Elevation: 1,614 ft

### [O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jnb-johannesburg-o-r-tambo-international-airport/1ef266de-d3b0-6ec6-b1f2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Johannesburg, South Africa
- ICAO: FAOR
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates: -26.130000, 28.240000
- Elevation: 5,558 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 23:34 in Gambela, it's 22:34 in Johannesburg.

## Related

- [Gambella Airport (GMB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gmb-gambela-gambella-airport/1ef266de-ea11-6cce-8292-06bb2780ed98)
- [O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jnb-johannesburg-o-r-tambo-international-airport/1ef266de-d3b0-6ec6-b1f2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)