# Distance from Abidjan (ABJ) to Pilot Station (PQS)

> 12,327 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,327 km / 7,660 mi / 6,656 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 350° (north)
- **Return heading**: 22° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ivory Coast) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 13:46 in Abidjan, it's 05:46 in Pilot Station)
- **Elevation difference**: 452 ft (PQS 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

### [Pilot Station Airport (PQS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pqs-pilot-station-pilot-station-airport/1ef266de-f5ef-64b0-9eb4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pilot Station, United States
- ICAO: K0AK
- Timezone: America/Nome
- Coordinates: 61.960000, -162.940000
- Elevation: 473 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 13:46 in Abidjan, it's 05:46 in Pilot Station.
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)
- [Pilot Station Airport (PQS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pqs-pilot-station-pilot-station-airport/1ef266de-f5ef-64b0-9eb4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)