# Distance from Kaniama (KNM) to Tokyo (NRT)

> 12,859 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,859 km / 7,990 mi / 6,943 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 54° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 280° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 12:44 in Kaniama, it's 19:44 in Tokyo)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,631 ft (NRT is lower than KNM)

## Airports

### [Kaniama Airport (KNM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/knm-kaniama-kaniama-airport/1ef266de-e54b-6f1e-921e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kaniama, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZTK
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -7.580000, 24.150000
- Elevation: 2,772 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 12:44 in Kaniama, it's 19:44 in Tokyo.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kaniama Airport (KNM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/knm-kaniama-kaniama-airport/1ef266de-e54b-6f1e-921e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Narita International Airport (NRT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nrt-tokyo-narita-international-airport/1ef266df-8b22-61a4-b84a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)