# Distance from Adelaide (ADL) to Elizabethtown (EKX)

> 16,057 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,057 km / 9,978 mi / 8,670 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 72° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 261° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -13.5h (When it's 03:46 in Adelaide, it's 14:16 in Elizabethtown)
- **Elevation difference**: 756 ft (EKX 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

### [Addington Field (EKX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ekx-elizabethtown-addington-field/1ef266df-19bb-6330-a18a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Elizabethtown, United States
- ICAO: KEKX
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 37.690000, -85.930000
- Elevation: 776 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 03:46 in Adelaide, it's 14:16 in Elizabethtown.
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)
- [Addington Field (EKX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ekx-elizabethtown-addington-field/1ef266df-19bb-6330-a18a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)