# Distance from Accra (ACC) to Kwajalein (KWA)

> 17,932 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,932 km / 11,143 mi / 9,683 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 40° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 319° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ghana) → Marshall Islands
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +12h (When it's 17:55 in Accra, it's 05:55 in Kwajalein)
- **Elevation difference**: 189 ft (KWA is lower 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

### [Bucholz Army Air Field(Kwajalein Kmr)(Atoll) Airport (KWA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwa-kwajalein-bucholz-army-air-fieldkwajalein-kmratoll-airport/1ef266df-897b-6f8a-9078-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kwajalein, Marshall Islands
- ICAO: PKWA
- Timezone: Pacific/Kwajalein
- Coordinates: 8.720000, 167.730000
- Elevation: 16 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 17:55 in Accra, it's 05:55 in Kwajalein.
With a 12-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)
- [Bucholz Army Air Field(Kwajalein Kmr)(Atoll) Airport (KWA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwa-kwajalein-bucholz-army-air-fieldkwajalein-kmratoll-airport/1ef266df-897b-6f8a-9078-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)