# Distance from Kampala (EBB) to Palembang-Sumatra Island (PLM)

> 8,038 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,038 km / 4,994 mi / 4,340 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 93° (east)
- **Return heading**: 271° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Uganda) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +4h (When it's 00:40 in Kampala, it's 04:40 in Palembang-Sumatra Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,733 ft (PLM is lower than EBB)

## Airports

### [Entebbe International Airport (EBB)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ebb-kampala-entebbe-international-airport/1ef266de-ef61-68d2-a1e3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kampala, Uganda
- ICAO: HUEN
- Timezone: Africa/Kampala
- Coordinates: 0.040000, 32.440000
- Elevation: 3,782 ft

### [Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin Ii Airport (PLM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/plm-palembang-sumatra-island-sultan-mahmud-badaruddin-ii-airport/1ef266df-fdc8-64d8-8e71-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Palembang-Sumatra Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WIPP
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: -2.900000, 104.700000
- Elevation: 49 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 00:40 in Kampala, it's 04:40 in Palembang-Sumatra Island.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Entebbe International Airport (EBB)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ebb-kampala-entebbe-international-airport/1ef266de-ef61-68d2-a1e3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin Ii Airport (PLM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/plm-palembang-sumatra-island-sultan-mahmud-badaruddin-ii-airport/1ef266df-fdc8-64d8-8e71-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)