# Distance from Abidjan (ABJ) to Kagoshima (KOJ)

> 13,691 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,691 km / 8,507 mi / 7,392 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 46° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 302° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ivory Coast) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 04:30 in Abidjan, it's 13:30 in Kagoshima)
- **Elevation difference**: 885 ft (KOJ is higher than ABJ)

## Airports

### [Port Bouet Airport (ABJ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/abj-abidjan-port-bouet-airport/1ef266de-b735-630a-a27d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Abidjan, Ivory Coast
- ICAO: DIAP
- Timezone: Africa/Abidjan
- Coordinates: 5.260000, -3.930000
- Elevation: 21 ft

### [Kagoshima Airport (KOJ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/koj-kagoshima-kagoshima-airport/1ef266df-8bce-6738-8b1b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kagoshima, Japan
- ICAO: RJFK
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 31.800000, 130.720000
- Elevation: 906 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 04:30 in Abidjan, it's 13:30 in Kagoshima.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Port Bouet Airport (ABJ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/abj-abidjan-port-bouet-airport/1ef266de-b735-630a-a27d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kagoshima Airport (KOJ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/koj-kagoshima-kagoshima-airport/1ef266df-8bce-6738-8b1b-06bb2780ed98)
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