# Distance from Hyderabad (HYD) to Kikwit Airport (KKW)

> 6,999 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,999 km / 4,349 mi / 3,779 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 255° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 68° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → DR Congo
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -4.5h (When it's 02:56 in Hyderabad, it's 22:26 in Kikwit Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 452 ft (KKW is lower than HYD)

## Airports

### [Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Shamshabad (HYD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hyd-hyderabad-rajiv-gandhi-international-airport-shamshabad/1ef266df-f3cc-6718-a7c7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hyderabad, India
- ICAO: VOHS
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 17.230000, 78.430000
- Elevation: 2,024 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 02:56 in Hyderabad, it's 22:26 in Kikwit Airport.
The 4.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Shamshabad (HYD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hyd-hyderabad-rajiv-gandhi-international-airport-shamshabad/1ef266df-f3cc-6718-a7c7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kikwit Airport (KKW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kkw-kikwit-airport/1ef266de-e26f-62aa-ad52-06bb2780ed98)
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