# Distance from Abidjan (ABJ) to Defiance (DFI)

> 8,829 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,829 km / 5,486 mi / 4,767 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 311° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 92° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ivory Coast) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 06:24 in Abidjan, it's 02:24 in Defiance)
- **Elevation difference**: 686 ft (DFI 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

### [Defiance Memorial Airport (DFI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dfi-defiance-defiance-memorial-airport/1ef266df-1715-6d2e-b0f8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Defiance, United States
- ICAO: KDFI
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 41.340000, -84.430000
- Elevation: 707 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 06:24 in Abidjan, it's 02:24 in Defiance.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Port Bouet Airport (ABJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/abj-abidjan-port-bouet-airport/1ef266de-b735-630a-a27d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Defiance Memorial Airport (DFI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dfi-defiance-defiance-memorial-airport/1ef266df-1715-6d2e-b0f8-06bb2780ed98)
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