# Distance from Addis Ababa (ADD) to Anchorage (ANC)

> 12,177 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,177 km / 7,566 mi / 6,575 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 4° (north)
- **Return heading**: 351° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ethiopia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 14:59 in Addis Ababa, it's 03:59 in Anchorage)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,479 ft (ANC is lower than ADD)

## Airports

### [Bole International Airport (ADD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/add-addis-ababa-bole-international-airport/1ef266de-e9ca-65ea-ac78-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HAAB
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 8.980000, 38.800000
- Elevation: 7,630 ft

### [Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/anc-anchorage-ted-stevens-anchorage-international-airport/1ef266df-877b-63f2-af39-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Anchorage, United States
- ICAO: PANC
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 61.170000, -150.000000
- Elevation: 151 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 14:59 in Addis Ababa, it's 03:59 in Anchorage.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bole International Airport (ADD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/add-addis-ababa-bole-international-airport/1ef266de-e9ca-65ea-ac78-06bb2780ed98)
- [Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/anc-anchorage-ted-stevens-anchorage-international-airport/1ef266df-877b-63f2-af39-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)