# Distance from Rumbek (RBX) to Zurich (ZRH)

> 4,943 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,943 km / 3,071 mi / 2,669 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 340° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 149° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Sudan) → Switzerland
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 00:27 in Rumbek, it's 00:27 in Zurich)
- **Elevation difference**: 38 ft (ZRH is higher than RBX)

## Airports

### [Rumbek Airport (RBX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rbx-rumbek-rumbek-airport/1ef266de-edfe-6d6e-94f9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rumbek, South Sudan
- ICAO: HSMK
- Timezone: Africa/Juba
- Coordinates: 6.830000, 29.670000
- Elevation: 1,378 ft

### [Zurich Airport (ZRH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zrh-zurich-zurich-airport/1ef266df-57d8-6104-b551-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Zurich, Switzerland
- ICAO: LSZH
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- Coordinates: 47.460000, 8.550000
- Elevation: 1,416 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.

## Related

- [Rumbek Airport (RBX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rbx-rumbek-rumbek-airport/1ef266de-edfe-6d6e-94f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Zurich Airport (ZRH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zrh-zurich-zurich-airport/1ef266df-57d8-6104-b551-06bb2780ed98)
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