# Distance from Abidjan (ABJ) to San Diego (SDM)

> 11,810 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,810 km / 7,339 mi / 6,377 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 306° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 73° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ivory Coast) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 11:55 in Abidjan, it's 04:55 in San Diego)
- **Elevation difference**: 505 ft (SDM 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

### [Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sdm-san-diego-brown-field-municipal-airport/1ef266df-37dc-63dc-9b00-06bb2780ed98)

- City: San Diego, United States
- ICAO: KSDM
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 32.570000, -116.980000
- Elevation: 526 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 11:55 in Abidjan, it's 04:55 in San Diego.
With a 7-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)
- [Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sdm-san-diego-brown-field-municipal-airport/1ef266df-37dc-63dc-9b00-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)