# Distance from Matadi (MAT) to Nice (NCE)

> 5,535 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,535 km / 3,439 mi / 2,989 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 354° (north)
- **Return heading**: 172° (south)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → France
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 08:13 in Matadi, it's 09:13 in Nice)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,103 ft (NCE is lower than MAT)

## Airports

### [Tshimpi Airport (MAT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mat-matadi-tshimpi-airport/1ef266de-e1dc-69e6-bf8d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Matadi, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZAM
- Timezone: Africa/Kinshasa
- Coordinates: -5.800000, 13.440000
- Elevation: 1,115 ft

### [Nice-Cote d'Azur Airport (NCE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nce-nice-nice-cote-dazur-airport/1ef266df-4aa8-64f2-a0dd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nice, France
- ICAO: LFMN
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 43.660000, 7.220000
- Elevation: 12 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 08:13 in Matadi, it's 09:13 in Nice.

## Related

- [Tshimpi Airport (MAT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mat-matadi-tshimpi-airport/1ef266de-e1dc-69e6-bf8d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nice-Cote d'Azur Airport (NCE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nce-nice-nice-cote-dazur-airport/1ef266df-4aa8-64f2-a0dd-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)