# Distance from Gondar (GDQ) to Seoul (ICN)

> 9,080 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,080 km / 5,642 mi / 4,903 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 53° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 279° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ethiopia) → South Korea
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 17:23 in Gondar, it's 23:23 in Seoul)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,426 ft (ICN is lower than GDQ)

## Airports

### [Gonder Airport (GDQ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gdq-gondar-gonder-airport/1ef266de-ea16-606c-80ff-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gondar, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HAGN
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 12.520000, 37.430000
- Elevation: 6,449 ft

### [Incheon International Airport (ICN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/icn-seoul-incheon-international-airport/1ef266df-8e0e-6aac-85a0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Seoul, South Korea
- ICAO: RKSI
- Timezone: Asia/Seoul
- Coordinates: 37.470000, 126.450000
- Elevation: 23 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 17:23 in Gondar, it's 23:23 in Seoul.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Gonder Airport (GDQ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gdq-gondar-gonder-airport/1ef266de-ea16-606c-80ff-06bb2780ed98)
- [Incheon International Airport (ICN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/icn-seoul-incheon-international-airport/1ef266df-8e0e-6aac-85a0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)