# Distance from Addis Ababa (ADD) to Liberal (LBL)

> 13,401 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,401 km / 8,327 mi / 7,236 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 323° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 48° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ethiopia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 11:33 in Addis Ababa, it's 03:33 in Liberal)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,745 ft (LBL 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

### [Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport (LBL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lbl-liberal-liberal-mid-america-regional-airport/1ef266df-26f8-6c78-84d0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Liberal, United States
- ICAO: KLBL
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 37.040000, -100.960000
- Elevation: 2,885 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 11:33 in Addis Ababa, it's 03:33 in Liberal.
With a 8-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)
- [Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport (LBL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lbl-liberal-liberal-mid-america-regional-airport/1ef266df-26f8-6c78-84d0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)