# Distance from Butembo (RUE) to Warsaw (WAW)

> 5,840 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,840 km / 3,629 mi / 3,153 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 354° (north)
- **Return heading**: 169° (south)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Poland
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 07:19 in Butembo, it's 07:19 in Warsaw)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,395 ft (WAW is lower than RUE)

## Airports

### [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

### [Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/waw-warsaw-warsaw-chopin-airport/1ef266de-cb42-6974-b1c7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Warsaw, Poland
- ICAO: EPWA
- Timezone: Europe/Warsaw
- Coordinates: 52.170000, 20.970000
- Elevation: 362 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

- [Rughenda Airfield (RUE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rue-butembo-rughenda-airfield/1ef266de-e42e-6456-8bac-06bb2780ed98)
- [Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/waw-warsaw-warsaw-chopin-airport/1ef266de-cb42-6974-b1c7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)