# Distance from Accra (ACC) to Longyearbyen (LYR)

> 8,127 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,127 km / 5,050 mi / 4,388 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 3° (north)
- **Return heading**: 196° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ghana) → Norway
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 19:11 in Accra, it's 21:11 in Longyearbyen)
- **Elevation difference**: 117 ft (LYR 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

### [Svalbard Airport Longyear (LYR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lyr-longyearbyen-svalbard-airport-longyear/1ef266de-c98b-68ce-8e00-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Longyearbyen, Norway
- ICAO: ENSB
- Timezone: Arctic/Longyearbyen
- Coordinates: 78.250000, 15.470000
- Elevation: 88 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 19:11 in Accra, it's 21:11 in Longyearbyen.

## Related

- [Kotoka International Airport (ACC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/acc-accra-kotoka-international-airport/1ef266de-b714-6a9c-9234-06bb2780ed98)
- [Svalbard Airport Longyear (LYR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lyr-longyearbyen-svalbard-airport-longyear/1ef266de-c98b-68ce-8e00-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)