# Distance from Adelaide (ADL) to Hughes (HUS)

> 12,592 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,592 km / 7,824 mi / 6,799 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 24° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 235° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -17.5h (When it's 23:15 in Adelaide, it's 05:45 in Hughes)
- **Elevation difference**: 279 ft (HUS 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

### [Hughes Airport (HUS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hus-hughes-hughes-airport/1ef266df-86b9-6b4e-87b4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hughes, United States
- ICAO: PAHU
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 66.040000, -154.260000
- Elevation: 299 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 23:15 in Adelaide, it's 05:45 in Hughes.
With a 17.5-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)
- [Hughes Airport (HUS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hus-hughes-hughes-airport/1ef266df-86b9-6b4e-87b4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)