# Distance from Addis Ababa (ADD) to Greenville (GDC)

> 12,158 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,158 km / 7,554 mi / 6,565 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 64° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ethiopia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 10:17 in Addis Ababa, it's 03:17 in Greenville)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,674 ft (GDC is lower than ADD)

## Airports

### [Bole International Airport (ADD)](https://flightduration.online/airport/add-addis-ababa-bole-international-airport/1ef266de-e9ca-65ea-ac78-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HAAB
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 8.980000, 38.800000
- Elevation: 7,630 ft

### [Donaldson Field (GDC)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gdc-greenville-donaldson-field/1ef266df-1f71-6860-a46e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Greenville, United States
- ICAO: KGYH
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 34.760000, -82.380000
- Elevation: 956 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 10:17 in Addis Ababa, it's 03:17 in Greenville.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bole International Airport (ADD)](https://flightduration.online/airport/add-addis-ababa-bole-international-airport/1ef266de-e9ca-65ea-ac78-06bb2780ed98)
- [Donaldson Field (GDC)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gdc-greenville-donaldson-field/1ef266df-1f71-6860-a46e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)