# Distance from Bukavu Kavumu Airport (BKY) to Nashville (BNA)

> 12,430 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,430 km / 7,724 mi / 6,712 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 308° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 76° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 07:48 in Bukavu Kavumu Airport, it's 00:48 in Nashville)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,044 ft (BNA is lower than BKY)

## Airports

### [Bukavu Kavumu Airport (BKY)](https://flightduration.online/airport/bky-bukavu-kavumu-airport/1ef266de-e42a-6536-9a81-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bukavu Kavumu Airport, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZMA
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -2.310000, 28.810000
- Elevation: 5,643 ft

### [Nashville International Airport (BNA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/bna-nashville-nashville-international-airport/1ef266df-110e-6df4-b407-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nashville, United States
- ICAO: KBNA
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 36.120000, -86.680000
- Elevation: 599 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 07:48 in Bukavu Kavumu Airport, it's 00:48 in Nashville.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bukavu Kavumu Airport (BKY)](https://flightduration.online/airport/bky-bukavu-kavumu-airport/1ef266de-e42a-6536-9a81-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nashville International Airport (BNA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/bna-nashville-nashville-international-airport/1ef266df-110e-6df4-b407-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)