# Distance from Kapanga (KAP) to Las Vegas (LAS)

> 14,748 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,748 km / 9,164 mi / 7,963 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 65° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 18:57 in Kapanga, it's 09:57 in Las Vegas)
- **Elevation difference**: 844 ft (LAS is lower than KAP)

## Airports

### [Kapanga Airport (KAP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kap-kapanga-kapanga-airport/1ef266de-e547-6900-b8aa-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kapanga, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZSK
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -8.350000, 22.580000
- Elevation: 3,025 ft

### [Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/las-las-vegas-harry-reid-international-airport/1ef266df-26e1-6280-853b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Las Vegas, United States
- ICAO: KLAS
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 36.080000, -115.150000
- Elevation: 2,181 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 18:57 in Kapanga, it's 09:57 in Las Vegas.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kapanga Airport (KAP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kap-kapanga-kapanga-airport/1ef266de-e547-6900-b8aa-06bb2780ed98)
- [Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/las-las-vegas-harry-reid-international-airport/1ef266df-26e1-6280-853b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)