# Distance from Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG) to Calgary (YYC)

> 13,045 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,045 km / 8,106 mi / 7,044 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 44° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 04:35 in Lightning Ridge Airport, it's 12:35 in Calgary)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,017 ft (YYC is higher than LHG)

## Airports

### [Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lhg-lightning-ridge-airport/1ef266e0-1158-66b0-a00a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lightning Ridge Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YLRD
- Timezone: Australia/Sydney
- Coordinates: -29.460000, 147.980000
- Elevation: 540 ft

### [Calgary International Airport (YYC)](https://flightduration.online/airport/yyc-calgary-calgary-international-airport/1ef266de-b3e4-6fe8-ad4a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Calgary, Canada
- ICAO: CYYC
- Timezone: America/Edmonton
- Coordinates: 51.110000, -114.020000
- Elevation: 3,557 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 04:35 in Lightning Ridge Airport, it's 12:35 in Calgary.
With a 16-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lhg-lightning-ridge-airport/1ef266e0-1158-66b0-a00a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Calgary International Airport (YYC)](https://flightduration.online/airport/yyc-calgary-calgary-international-airport/1ef266de-b3e4-6fe8-ad4a-06bb2780ed98)
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