# Distance from Accra (ACC) to Jamestown (JHW)

> 8,691 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,691 km / 5,400 mi / 4,693 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 93° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ghana) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 00:54 in Accra, it's 20:54 in Jamestown)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,518 ft (JHW 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

### [Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport (JHW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jhw-jamestown-chautauqua-countyjamestown-airport/1ef266df-2437-6b9c-a3fb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Jamestown, United States
- ICAO: KJHW
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 42.150000, -79.260000
- Elevation: 1,723 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 00:54 in Accra, it's 20:54 in Jamestown.
The 4-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)
- [Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport (JHW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jhw-jamestown-chautauqua-countyjamestown-airport/1ef266df-2437-6b9c-a3fb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)