# Distance from Adelaide (ADL) to Buffalo (BUF)

> 16,702 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,702 km / 10,378 mi / 9,018 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 63° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 273° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -13.5h (When it's 14:46 in Adelaide, it's 01:16 in Buffalo)
- **Elevation difference**: 707 ft (BUF 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

### [Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/buf-buffalo-buffalo-niagara-international-airport/1ef266df-1191-6c40-ba5f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Buffalo, United States
- ICAO: KBUF
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 42.940000, -78.730000
- Elevation: 727 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 14:46 in Adelaide, it's 01:16 in Buffalo.
With a 13.5-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)
- [Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/buf-buffalo-buffalo-niagara-international-airport/1ef266df-1191-6c40-ba5f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)