# Distance from Adelaide (ADL) to Pemba / Porto Amelia (POL)

> 9,896 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,896 km / 6,149 mi / 5,344 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 255° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 126° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Mozambique
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: -7.5h (When it's 01:20 in Adelaide, it's 17:50 in Pemba / Porto Amelia)
- **Elevation difference**: 311 ft (POL is higher than ADL)

## Airports

### [Adelaide International Airport (ADL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/adl-adelaide-adelaide-international-airport/1ef266e0-1682-610e-a772-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Adelaide, Australia
- ICAO: YPAD
- Timezone: Australia/Adelaide
- Coordinates: -34.950000, 138.530000
- Elevation: 20 ft

### [Pemba Airport (POL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/pol-pemba-porto-amelia-pemba-airport/1ef266de-ddce-6c50-9673-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pemba / Porto Amelia, Mozambique
- ICAO: FQPB
- Timezone: Africa/Maputo
- Coordinates: -12.990000, 40.520000
- Elevation: 331 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 01:20 in Adelaide, it's 17:50 in Pemba / Porto Amelia.
With a 7.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Adelaide International Airport (ADL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/adl-adelaide-adelaide-international-airport/1ef266e0-1682-610e-a772-06bb2780ed98)
- [Pemba Airport (POL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/pol-pemba-porto-amelia-pemba-airport/1ef266de-ddce-6c50-9673-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)