# Distance from Hyderabad (HYD) to Butembo (RUE)

> 5,700 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,700 km / 3,542 mi / 3,078 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 68° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → DR Congo
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -3.5h (When it's 04:35 in Hyderabad, it's 01:05 in Butembo)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,733 ft (RUE is higher 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

### [Rughenda Airfield (RUE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rue-butembo-rughenda-airfield/1ef266de-e42e-6456-8bac-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Butembo, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZMB
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: 0.120000, 29.310000
- Elevation: 5,757 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 04:35 in Hyderabad, it's 01:05 in Butembo.
The 3.5-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)
- [Rughenda Airfield (RUE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rue-butembo-rughenda-airfield/1ef266de-e42e-6456-8bac-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)