# Distance from Abidjan (ABJ) to Lake Evella Airport (LEL)

> 15,525 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,525 km / 9,647 mi / 8,383 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 103° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 263° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ivory Coast) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +9.5h (When it's 16:56 in Abidjan, it's 02:26 in Lake Evella Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 235 ft (LEL 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

### [Lake Evella Airport (LEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lel-lake-evella-airport/1ef266e0-10b0-673a-9ceb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lake Evella Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YLEV
- Timezone: Australia/Darwin
- Coordinates: -12.500000, 135.810000
- Elevation: 256 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 16:56 in Abidjan, it's 02:26 in Lake Evella Airport.
With a 9.5-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)
- [Lake Evella Airport (LEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lel-lake-evella-airport/1ef266e0-10b0-673a-9ceb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)