# Distance from Adelaide (ADL) to Kingston (KIN)

> 16,052 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,052 km / 9,974 mi / 8,668 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 109° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 234° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Jamaica
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -14.5h (When it's 06:04 in Adelaide, it's 15:34 in Kingston)
- **Elevation difference**: 10 ft (KIN is lower 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

### [Norman Manley International Airport (KIN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kin-kingston-norman-manley-international-airport/1ef266df-6021-6d74-b13d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kingston, Jamaica
- ICAO: MKJP
- Timezone: America/Jamaica
- Coordinates: 17.940000, -76.790000
- Elevation: 10 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 06:04 in Adelaide, it's 15:34 in Kingston.
With a 14.5-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)
- [Norman Manley International Airport (KIN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kin-kingston-norman-manley-international-airport/1ef266df-6021-6d74-b13d-06bb2780ed98)
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