# Distance from Adelaide (ADL) to Kota Kinabalu (BKI)

> 5,121 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,121 km / 3,182 mi / 2,765 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 328° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 154° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Malaysia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: -1.5h (When it's 20:05 in Adelaide, it's 18:35 in Kota Kinabalu)
- **Elevation difference**: 10 ft (BKI is lower 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

### [Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bki-kota-kinabalu-kota-kinabalu-international-airport/1ef266df-fb83-6790-998f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
- ICAO: WBKK
- Timezone: Asia/Kuching
- Coordinates: 5.940000, 116.050000
- Elevation: 10 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 20:05 in Adelaide, it's 18:35 in Kota Kinabalu.

## Related

- [Adelaide International Airport (ADL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/adl-adelaide-adelaide-international-airport/1ef266e0-1682-610e-a772-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bki-kota-kinabalu-kota-kinabalu-international-airport/1ef266df-fb83-6790-998f-06bb2780ed98)
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