# Distance from Auckland (AKL) to Elizabethtown (EKX)

> 13,124 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,124 km / 8,155 mi / 7,087 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 62° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 243° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 18:31 in Auckland, it's 02:31 in Elizabethtown)
- **Elevation difference**: 753 ft (EKX is higher than AKL)

## Airports

### [Auckland International Airport (AKL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/akl-auckland-auckland-international-airport/1ef266df-763b-69fc-9471-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Auckland, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZAA
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -37.010000, 174.790000
- Elevation: 23 ft

### [Addington Field (EKX)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ekx-elizabethtown-addington-field/1ef266df-19bb-6330-a18a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Elizabethtown, United States
- ICAO: KEKX
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 37.690000, -85.930000
- Elevation: 776 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 18:31 in Auckland, it's 02:31 in Elizabethtown.
With a 16-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Auckland International Airport (AKL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/akl-auckland-auckland-international-airport/1ef266df-763b-69fc-9471-06bb2780ed98)
- [Addington Field (EKX)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ekx-elizabethtown-addington-field/1ef266df-19bb-6330-a18a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)