# Distance from Gisenyi (GYI) to Hanoi (HAN)

> 8,685 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,685 km / 5,397 mi / 4,689 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 68° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 263° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Rwanda) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 00:33 in Gisenyi, it's 05:33 in Hanoi)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,043 ft (HAN is lower than GYI)

## Airports

### [Gisenyi Airport (GYI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gyi-gisenyi-gisenyi-airport/1ef266de-ed86-690e-aadf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gisenyi, Rwanda
- ICAO: HRYG
- Timezone: Africa/Kigali
- Coordinates: -1.680000, 29.260000
- Elevation: 5,082 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 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 00:33 in Gisenyi, it's 05:33 in Hanoi.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Gisenyi Airport (GYI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gyi-gisenyi-gisenyi-airport/1ef266de-ed86-690e-aadf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/han-hanoi-noi-bai-international-airport/1ef266df-f632-63cc-97d4-06bb2780ed98)
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