# Distance from Kampala (EBB) to Shemya (SYA)

> 13,159 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,159 km / 8,177 mi / 7,105 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 25° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 315° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Uganda) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 10:24 in Kampala, it's 22:24 in Shemya)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,684 ft (SYA is lower than EBB)

## Airports

### [Entebbe International Airport (EBB)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ebb-kampala-entebbe-international-airport/1ef266de-ef61-68d2-a1e3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kampala, Uganda
- ICAO: HUEN
- Timezone: Africa/Kampala
- Coordinates: 0.040000, 32.440000
- Elevation: 3,782 ft

### [Eareckson Air Station (SYA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sya-shemya-eareckson-air-station/1ef266df-8831-6558-891b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shemya, United States
- ICAO: PASY
- Timezone: America/Adak
- Coordinates: 52.700000, 174.100000
- Elevation: 98 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 10:24 in Kampala, it's 22:24 in Shemya.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Entebbe International Airport (EBB)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ebb-kampala-entebbe-international-airport/1ef266de-ef61-68d2-a1e3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Eareckson Air Station (SYA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sya-shemya-eareckson-air-station/1ef266df-8831-6558-891b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)