# Distance from Adelaide (ADL) to Cherbourg/Maupertus (CER)

> 16,398 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,398 km / 10,189 mi / 8,854 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 309° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 78° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → France
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -7.5h (When it's 07:51 in Adelaide, it's 00:21 in Cherbourg/Maupertus)
- **Elevation difference**: 439 ft (CER 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

### [Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport (CER)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cer-cherbourgmaupertus-cherbourg-maupertus-airport/1ef266df-4c86-66e8-b2e5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cherbourg/Maupertus, France
- ICAO: LFRC
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 49.650000, -1.470000
- Elevation: 459 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 07:51 in Adelaide, it's 00:21 in Cherbourg/Maupertus.
With a 7.5-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)
- [Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport (CER)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cer-cherbourgmaupertus-cherbourg-maupertus-airport/1ef266df-4c86-66e8-b2e5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)