# Distance from Accra (ACC) to Qaanaaq (NAQ)

> 8,907 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,907 km / 5,534 mi / 4,809 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 348° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 109° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ghana) → Greenland
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 20:35 in Accra, it's 17:35 in Qaanaaq)
- **Elevation difference**: 154 ft (NAQ is lower than ACC)

## Airports

### [Kotoka International Airport (ACC)](https://flightduration.online/airport/acc-accra-kotoka-international-airport/1ef266de-b714-6a9c-9234-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Accra, Ghana
- ICAO: DGAA
- Timezone: Africa/Accra
- Coordinates: 5.610000, -0.170000
- Elevation: 205 ft

### [Qaanaaq Airport (NAQ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/naq-qaanaaq-qaanaaq-airport/1ef266de-9d33-6286-8775-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Qaanaaq, Greenland
- ICAO: BGQQ
- Timezone: America/Thule
- Coordinates: 77.490000, -69.390000
- Elevation: 51 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 20:35 in Accra, it's 17:35 in Qaanaaq.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kotoka International Airport (ACC)](https://flightduration.online/airport/acc-accra-kotoka-international-airport/1ef266de-b714-6a9c-9234-06bb2780ed98)
- [Qaanaaq Airport (NAQ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/naq-qaanaaq-qaanaaq-airport/1ef266de-9d33-6286-8775-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)