# Distance from Accra (ACC) to Atlantic (AIO)

> 10,000 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,000 km / 6,214 mi / 5,400 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 83° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ghana) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 13:33 in Accra, it's 08:33 in Atlantic)
- **Elevation difference**: 960 ft (AIO is higher than ACC)

## Airports

### [Kotoka International Airport (ACC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/acc-accra-kotoka-international-airport/1ef266de-b714-6a9c-9234-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Accra, Ghana
- ICAO: DGAA
- Timezone: Africa/Accra
- Coordinates: 5.610000, -0.170000
- Elevation: 205 ft

### [Atlantic Municipal Airport (AIO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aio-atlantic-atlantic-municipal-airport/1ef266df-0dcf-6fc6-a1d3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Atlantic, United States
- ICAO: KAIO
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 41.400000, -95.050000
- Elevation: 1,165 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 13:33 in Accra, it's 08:33 in Atlantic.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kotoka International Airport (ACC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/acc-accra-kotoka-international-airport/1ef266de-b714-6a9c-9234-06bb2780ed98)
- [Atlantic Municipal Airport (AIO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aio-atlantic-atlantic-municipal-airport/1ef266df-0dcf-6fc6-a1d3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)