# Distance from Lisbon (LIS) to Butembo (RUE)

> 5,813 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,813 km / 3,612 mi / 3,139 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 128° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 322° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Portugal) → DR Congo
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 02:20 in Lisbon, it's 03:20 in Butembo)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,383 ft (RUE is higher than LIS)

## Airports

### [Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lis-lisbon-lisbon-portela-airport/1ef266df-55e9-66ae-ae16-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lisbon, Portugal
- ICAO: LPPT
- Timezone: Europe/Lisbon
- Coordinates: 38.780000, -9.140000
- Elevation: 374 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 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 02:20 in Lisbon, it's 03:20 in Butembo.

## Related

- [Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lis-lisbon-lisbon-portela-airport/1ef266df-55e9-66ae-ae16-06bb2780ed98)
- [Rughenda Airfield (RUE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rue-butembo-rughenda-airfield/1ef266de-e42e-6456-8bac-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)