# Distance from Mweka (MEW) to Zurich (ZRH)

> 5,954 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,954 km / 3,700 mi / 3,215 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 349° (north)
- **Return heading**: 164° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Switzerland
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 09:53 in Mweka, it's 09:53 in Zurich)
- **Elevation difference**: 552 ft (ZRH is lower than MEW)

## Airports

### [Mweka Airport (MEW)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mew-mweka-mweka-airport/1ef266de-e5ce-63ba-a75d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mweka, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZVM
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -4.850000, 21.550000
- Elevation: 1,968 ft

### [Zurich Airport (ZRH)](https://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

- [Mweka Airport (MEW)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mew-mweka-mweka-airport/1ef266de-e5ce-63ba-a75d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Zurich Airport (ZRH)](https://flightduration.online/airport/zrh-zurich-zurich-airport/1ef266df-57d8-6104-b551-06bb2780ed98)
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