# Distance from Abidjan (ABJ) to Anchorage (ANC)

> 12,070 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,070 km / 7,500 mi / 6,517 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 344° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 36° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ivory Coast) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 15:55 in Abidjan, it's 07:55 in Anchorage)
- **Elevation difference**: 130 ft (ANC is higher than ABJ)

## Airports

### [Port Bouet Airport (ABJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/abj-abidjan-port-bouet-airport/1ef266de-b735-630a-a27d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Abidjan, Ivory Coast
- ICAO: DIAP
- Timezone: Africa/Abidjan
- Coordinates: 5.260000, -3.930000
- Elevation: 21 ft

### [Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/anc-anchorage-ted-stevens-anchorage-international-airport/1ef266df-877b-63f2-af39-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Anchorage, United States
- ICAO: PANC
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 61.170000, -150.000000
- Elevation: 151 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 15:55 in Abidjan, it's 07:55 in Anchorage.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Port Bouet Airport (ABJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/abj-abidjan-port-bouet-airport/1ef266de-b735-630a-a27d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/anc-anchorage-ted-stevens-anchorage-international-airport/1ef266df-877b-63f2-af39-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)