# Distance from Adelaide (ADL) to Chattanooga (CHA)

> 16,065 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,065 km / 9,982 mi / 8,674 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 77° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 257° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -13.5h (When it's 21:50 in Adelaide, it's 08:20 in Chattanooga)
- **Elevation difference**: 663 ft (CHA 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

### [Lovell Field (CHA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cha-chattanooga-lovell-field/1ef266df-13b4-6db0-8090-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chattanooga, United States
- ICAO: KCHA
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 35.040000, -85.200000
- Elevation: 683 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 21:50 in Adelaide, it's 08:20 in Chattanooga.
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)
- [Lovell Field (CHA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cha-chattanooga-lovell-field/1ef266df-13b4-6db0-8090-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)