# Distance from Adelaide (ADL) to Gbadolite Airport (BDT)

> 12,773 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,773 km / 7,937 mi / 6,897 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 257° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 127° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → DR Congo
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: -8.5h (When it's 10:41 in Adelaide, it's 02:11 in Gbadolite Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,489 ft (BDT is higher than ADL)

## Airports

### [Adelaide International Airport (ADL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/adl-adelaide-adelaide-international-airport/1ef266e0-1682-610e-a772-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Adelaide, Australia
- ICAO: YPAD
- Timezone: Australia/Adelaide
- Coordinates: -34.950000, 138.530000
- Elevation: 20 ft

### [Gbadolite Airport (BDT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bdt-gbadolite-airport/1ef266de-e349-6ae0-9f80-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gbadolite Airport, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZFD
- Timezone: Africa/Kinshasa
- Coordinates: 4.250000, 20.980000
- Elevation: 1,509 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 10:41 in Adelaide, it's 02:11 in Gbadolite Airport.
With a 8.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Adelaide International Airport (ADL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/adl-adelaide-adelaide-international-airport/1ef266e0-1682-610e-a772-06bb2780ed98)
- [Gbadolite Airport (BDT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bdt-gbadolite-airport/1ef266de-e349-6ae0-9f80-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)