# Distance from Belo Horizonte (CNF) to Valdez (VDZ)

> 12,565 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,565 km / 7,807 mi / 6,784 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 329° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 89° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 06:26 in Belo Horizonte, it's 01:26 in Valdez)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,587 ft (VDZ is lower than CNF)

## Airports

### [Tancredo Neves International Airport (CNF)](https://flightduration.online/airport/cnf-belo-horizonte-tancredo-neves-international-airport/1ef266df-9418-6cea-af48-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- ICAO: SBCF
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -19.620000, -43.970000
- Elevation: 2,715 ft

### [Valdez Pioneer Field (VDZ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/vdz-valdez-valdez-pioneer-field/1ef266df-8874-60ec-aebd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Valdez, United States
- ICAO: PAVD
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 61.130000, -146.240000
- Elevation: 128 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 06:26 in Belo Horizonte, it's 01:26 in Valdez.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Tancredo Neves International Airport (CNF)](https://flightduration.online/airport/cnf-belo-horizonte-tancredo-neves-international-airport/1ef266df-9418-6cea-af48-06bb2780ed98)
- [Valdez Pioneer Field (VDZ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/vdz-valdez-valdez-pioneer-field/1ef266df-8874-60ec-aebd-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)