# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Butembo (RUE)

> 3,795 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,795 km / 2,358 mi / 2,049 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 215° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 30° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → DR Congo
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 08:05 in Kuwait City, it's 07:05 in Butembo)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,551 ft (RUE is higher than KWI)

## Airports

### [Kuwait International Airport (KWI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwi-kuwait-city-kuwait-international-airport/1ef266df-7ff1-6ffa-90e0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kuwait City, Kuwait
- ICAO: OKKK
- Timezone: Asia/Kuwait
- Coordinates: 29.230000, 47.980000
- Elevation: 206 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 medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 08:05 in Kuwait City, it's 07:05 in Butembo.

## Related

- [Kuwait International Airport (KWI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwi-kuwait-city-kuwait-international-airport/1ef266df-7ff1-6ffa-90e0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Rughenda Airfield (RUE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rue-butembo-rughenda-airfield/1ef266de-e42e-6456-8bac-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)