# Distance from Abidjan (ABJ) to Tuscaloosa (TCL)

> 9,100 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,100 km / 5,655 mi / 4,914 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 303° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 89° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ivory Coast) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 06:13 in Abidjan, it's 01:13 in Tuscaloosa)
- **Elevation difference**: 149 ft (TCL 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

### [Tuscaloosa Ntl Airport (TCL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tcl-tuscaloosa-tuscaloosa-ntl-airport/1ef266df-3b46-678e-9a36-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tuscaloosa, United States
- ICAO: KTCL
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 33.220000, -87.610000
- Elevation: 170 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 06:13 in Abidjan, it's 01:13 in Tuscaloosa.
The 5-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)
- [Tuscaloosa Ntl Airport (TCL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tcl-tuscaloosa-tuscaloosa-ntl-airport/1ef266df-3b46-678e-9a36-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)