# Distance from Hyderabad (HYD) to Kumasi (KMS)

> 8,731 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,731 km / 5,425 mi / 4,714 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 274° (west)
- **Return heading**: 74° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → Ghana
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -5.5h (When it's 06:43 in Hyderabad, it's 01:13 in Kumasi)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,082 ft (KMS 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

### [Kumasi Airport (KMS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kms-kumasi-kumasi-airport/1ef266de-b729-691a-bcf0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kumasi, Ghana
- ICAO: DGSI
- Timezone: Africa/Accra
- Coordinates: 6.710000, -1.590000
- Elevation: 942 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 06:43 in Hyderabad, it's 01:13 in Kumasi.
The 5.5-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)
- [Kumasi Airport (KMS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kms-kumasi-kumasi-airport/1ef266de-b729-691a-bcf0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)