# Distance from Accra (ACC) to Arequipa (AQP)

> 8,220 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,220 km / 5,107 mi / 4,438 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 251° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 79° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ghana) → Peru
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 20:12 in Accra, it's 15:12 in Arequipa)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,200 ft (AQP 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

### [Rodriguez Ballon International Airport (AQP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aqp-arequipa-rodriguez-ballon-international-airport/1ef266df-c508-6080-8d80-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Arequipa, Peru
- ICAO: SPQU
- Timezone: America/Lima
- Coordinates: -16.340000, -71.580000
- Elevation: 8,405 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 20:12 in Accra, it's 15:12 in Arequipa.
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)
- [Rodriguez Ballon International Airport (AQP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aqp-arequipa-rodriguez-ballon-international-airport/1ef266df-c508-6080-8d80-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)