# Distance from Abidjan (ABJ) to Longyearbyen (LYR)

> 8,193 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,193 km / 5,091 mi / 4,424 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 4° (north)
- **Return heading**: 200° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ivory Coast) → Norway
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 21:04 in Abidjan, it's 23:04 in Longyearbyen)
- **Elevation difference**: 67 ft (LYR 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

### [Svalbard Airport Longyear (LYR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lyr-longyearbyen-svalbard-airport-longyear/1ef266de-c98b-68ce-8e00-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Longyearbyen, Norway
- ICAO: ENSB
- Timezone: Arctic/Longyearbyen
- Coordinates: 78.250000, 15.470000
- Elevation: 88 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 21:04 in Abidjan, it's 23:04 in Longyearbyen.

## Related

- [Port Bouet Airport (ABJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/abj-abidjan-port-bouet-airport/1ef266de-b735-630a-a27d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Svalbard Airport Longyear (LYR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lyr-longyearbyen-svalbard-airport-longyear/1ef266de-c98b-68ce-8e00-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)