# Distance from Accra (ACC) to Cooper Landing (JLA)

> 12,202 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,202 km / 7,582 mi / 6,589 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 345° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 32° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ghana) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 23:23 in Accra, it's 15:23 in Cooper Landing)
- **Elevation difference**: 261 ft (JLA 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

### [Quartz Creek Airport (JLA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jla-cooper-landing-quartz-creek-airport/1ef266df-2447-620e-ad01-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cooper Landing, United States
- ICAO: KJLA
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 60.480000, -149.720000
- Elevation: 466 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 23:23 in Accra, it's 15:23 in Cooper Landing.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kotoka International Airport (ACC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/acc-accra-kotoka-international-airport/1ef266de-b714-6a9c-9234-06bb2780ed98)
- [Quartz Creek Airport (JLA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jla-cooper-landing-quartz-creek-airport/1ef266df-2447-620e-ad01-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)