# Distance from Hikueru Atoll (HHZ) to Shenzhen (SZX)

> 12,101 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,101 km / 7,519 mi / 6,534 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 289° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 102° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → China
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: +18h (When it's 06:58 in Hikueru Atoll, it's 00:58 in Shenzhen)
- **Elevation difference**: 8 ft (SZX is higher than HHZ)

## Airports

### [Hikueru Atoll Airport (HHZ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/hhz-hikueru-atoll-hikueru-atoll-airport/1ef266df-7349-6816-a222-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hikueru Atoll, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGH
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -17.540000, -142.610000
- Elevation: 5 ft

### [Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX)](https://flightduration.online/airport/szx-shenzhen-shenzhen-baoan-international-airport/1ef266e0-1ea0-675a-a1fd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shenzhen, China
- ICAO: ZGSZ
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 22.640000, 113.810000
- Elevation: 13 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 06:58 in Hikueru Atoll, it's 00:58 in Shenzhen.
With a 18-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Hikueru Atoll Airport (HHZ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/hhz-hikueru-atoll-hikueru-atoll-airport/1ef266df-7349-6816-a222-06bb2780ed98)
- [Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX)](https://flightduration.online/airport/szx-shenzhen-shenzhen-baoan-international-airport/1ef266e0-1ea0-675a-a1fd-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)