# Distance from Kalima (KLY) to Tokyo (NRT)

> 12,297 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,297 km / 7,641 mi / 6,640 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 53° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 282° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 07:23 in Kalima, it's 14:23 in Tokyo)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,667 ft (NRT is lower than KLY)

## Airports

### [Kinkungwa Airport (KLY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kly-kalima-kinkungwa-airport/1ef266de-e476-6a6c-994b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kalima, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZOD
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -2.580000, 26.730000
- Elevation: 1,808 ft

### [Narita International Airport (NRT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nrt-tokyo-narita-international-airport/1ef266df-8b22-61a4-b84a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tokyo, Japan
- ICAO: RJAA
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 35.760000, 140.390000
- Elevation: 141 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 07:23 in Kalima, it's 14:23 in Tokyo.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kinkungwa Airport (KLY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kly-kalima-kinkungwa-airport/1ef266de-e476-6a6c-994b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Narita International Airport (NRT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nrt-tokyo-narita-international-airport/1ef266df-8b22-61a4-b84a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)