Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
FMI to MAA: distance & flight time
Kalemie (Kalemie Airport) → Madras (Chennai International Airport)
3,730 mi
6,002 km · 3,241 nm
7h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3.5h
time difference · heading east
See live FMI→MAA fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
3,730 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 47m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FMI — Kalemie Airport · Kalemie, Congo (Kinshasa)
- MAA — Chennai International Airport · Madras, India
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near FMI
- TKQ · Kigoma Airport74 mi away
Near MAA
- TIR · Tirupati Airport61 mi away
- PNY · Pondicherry Airport75 mi away
- CDP · Kadapa Airport141 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FMI from MAA?
The flight distance from Kalemie (FMI) to Madras (MAA) is 3,730 miles (6,002 km, 3,241 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FMI to MAA?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 47m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Kalemie and Madras?
Madras is 3.5 hours ahead of Kalemie.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FMI to MAA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FMI–MAA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.