# Distance from Hervey Bay (HVB) to Phoenix (PHX)

> 11,967 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,967 km / 7,436 mi / 6,462 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 61° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 251° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 19:55 in Hervey Bay, it's 02:55 in Phoenix)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,075 ft (PHX is higher than HVB)

## Airports

### [Hervey Bay Airport (HVB)](https://flightduration.online/airport/hvb-hervey-bay-hervey-bay-airport/1ef266e0-0db5-6c74-aeec-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hervey Bay, Australia
- ICAO: YHBA
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -25.320000, 152.880000
- Elevation: 60 ft

### [Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)](https://flightduration.online/airport/phx-phoenix-phoenix-sky-harbor-international-airport/1ef266df-32a8-6c76-a19e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Phoenix, United States
- ICAO: KPHX
- Timezone: America/Phoenix
- Coordinates: 33.430000, -112.010000
- Elevation: 1,135 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 19:55 in Hervey Bay, it's 02:55 in Phoenix.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Hervey Bay Airport (HVB)](https://flightduration.online/airport/hvb-hervey-bay-hervey-bay-airport/1ef266e0-0db5-6c74-aeec-06bb2780ed98)
- [Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)](https://flightduration.online/airport/phx-phoenix-phoenix-sky-harbor-international-airport/1ef266df-32a8-6c76-a19e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)