# Distance from Geneva (GVA) to Kikwit Airport (KKW)

> 5,838 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,838 km / 3,628 mi / 3,152 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 164° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 349° (north)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Switzerland) → DR Congo
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 18:40 in Geneva, it's 17:40 in Kikwit Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 161 ft (KKW is higher than GVA)

## Airports

### [Geneva Cointrin International Airport (GVA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gva-geneva-geneva-cointrin-international-airport/1ef266df-572a-6d10-8497-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Geneva, Switzerland
- ICAO: LSGG
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- Coordinates: 46.240000, 6.110000
- Elevation: 1,411 ft

### [Kikwit Airport (KKW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kkw-kikwit-airport/1ef266de-e26f-62aa-ad52-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kikwit Airport, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZCA
- Timezone: Africa/Kinshasa
- Coordinates: -5.040000, 18.790000
- Elevation: 1,572 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 18:40 in Geneva, it's 17:40 in Kikwit Airport.

## Related

- [Geneva Cointrin International Airport (GVA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gva-geneva-geneva-cointrin-international-airport/1ef266df-572a-6d10-8497-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kikwit Airport (KKW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kkw-kikwit-airport/1ef266de-e26f-62aa-ad52-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)