# Distance from Christchurch (CHC) to Hot Springs (HOT)

> 12,876 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,876 km / 8,001 mi / 6,953 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 66° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 233° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 11:19 in Christchurch, it's 18:19 in Hot Springs)
- **Elevation difference**: 417 ft (HOT is higher than CHC)

## Airports

### [Christchurch International Airport (CHC)](https://flightduration.online/airport/chc-christchurch-christchurch-international-airport/1ef266df-7661-64f4-a788-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Christchurch, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZCH
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -43.490000, 172.530000
- Elevation: 123 ft

### [Memorial Field (HOT)](https://flightduration.online/airport/hot-hot-springs-memorial-field/1ef266df-211b-6b98-938c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hot Springs, United States
- ICAO: KHOT
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 34.480000, -93.100000
- Elevation: 540 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 11:19 in Christchurch, it's 18:19 in Hot Springs.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Christchurch International Airport (CHC)](https://flightduration.online/airport/chc-christchurch-christchurch-international-airport/1ef266df-7661-64f4-a788-06bb2780ed98)
- [Memorial Field (HOT)](https://flightduration.online/airport/hot-hot-springs-memorial-field/1ef266df-211b-6b98-938c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)