# Distance from Accra (ACC) to Palmdale (PMD)

> 12,135 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,135 km / 7,540 mi / 6,552 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 310° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 69° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ghana) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 09:37 in Accra, it's 02:37 in Palmdale)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,338 ft (PMD 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

### [Palmdale Usaf Plant 42 Airport (PMD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pmd-palmdale-palmdale-usaf-plant-42-airport/1ef266df-3300-62dc-a70e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Palmdale, United States
- ICAO: KPMD
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 34.630000, -118.080000
- Elevation: 2,543 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 09:37 in Accra, it's 02:37 in Palmdale.
With a 7-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)
- [Palmdale Usaf Plant 42 Airport (PMD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pmd-palmdale-palmdale-usaf-plant-42-airport/1ef266df-3300-62dc-a70e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)