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BUX to KTL: distance & flight time
Bunia (Bunia Airport) → Kitale (Kitale Airport)
330 mi
531 km · 287 nm
1h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
330 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 20m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BUX — Bunia Airport · Bunia, Congo (Kinshasa)
- KTL — Kitale Airport · Kitale, Kenya
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BUX
- BNC · Beni Airport86 mi away
- KSE · Kasese Airport96 mi away
- RUA · Arua Airport113 mi away
Near KTL
- EDL · Eldoret International Airport44 mi away
- GGM · Kakamega Airport50 mi away
- KIS · Kisumu Airport75 mi away
- KEY · Kericho Airport96 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BUX from KTL?
The flight distance from Bunia (BUX) to Kitale (KTL) is 330 miles (531 km, 287 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BUX to KTL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 20m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from BUX to KTL?
Nonstop service on BUX–KTL depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 20m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Bunia and Kitale?
Kitale is 1 hour ahead of Bunia.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BUX to KTL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BUX–KTL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BUX to KTL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BUX–KTL tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.