# Distance from Kolwezi Airport (KWZ) to Montevideo (MVD)

> 8,559 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,559 km / 5,318 mi / 4,622 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 236° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 94° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Uruguay
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 08:55 in Kolwezi Airport, it's 03:55 in Montevideo)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,902 ft (MVD is lower than KWZ)

## Airports

### [Kolwezi Airport (KWZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwz-kolwezi-airport/1ef266de-e4d3-6ea6-bdbc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kolwezi Airport, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZQM
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -10.770000, 25.510000
- Elevation: 5,007 ft

### [Carrasco International /General C L Berisso Airport (MVD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mvd-montevideo-carrasco-international-general-c-l-berisso-airport/1ef266df-ce8f-6a90-8f4a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Montevideo, Uruguay
- ICAO: SUMU
- Timezone: America/Montevideo
- Coordinates: -34.840000, -56.030000
- Elevation: 105 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 08:55 in Kolwezi Airport, it's 03:55 in Montevideo.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kolwezi Airport (KWZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwz-kolwezi-airport/1ef266de-e4d3-6ea6-bdbc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Carrasco International /General C L Berisso Airport (MVD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mvd-montevideo-carrasco-international-general-c-l-berisso-airport/1ef266df-ce8f-6a90-8f4a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)