# Distance from Zuwara (WAX) to Zurich (ZRH)

> 1,640 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,640 km / 1,019 mi / 885 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 351° (north)
- **Return heading**: 168° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Libya) → Switzerland
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 04:25 in Zuwara, it's 04:25 in Zurich)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,416 ft (ZRH is higher than WAX)

## Airports

### [Zwara Airport (WAX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wax-zuwara-zwara-airport/1ef266de-ed82-68a4-b8ab-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Zuwara, Libya
- ICAO: HLZW
- Timezone: Africa/Tripoli
- Coordinates: 32.950000, 12.020000
- Elevation: 0 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 medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

## Related

- [Zwara Airport (WAX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wax-zuwara-zwara-airport/1ef266de-ed82-68a4-b8ab-06bb2780ed98)
- [Zurich Airport (ZRH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zrh-zurich-zurich-airport/1ef266df-57d8-6104-b551-06bb2780ed98)
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