# Distance from Adelaide (ADL) to Lencois (LEC)

> 14,741 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,741 km / 9,160 mi / 7,960 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 180° (south)
- **Return heading**: 180° (south)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -12.5h (When it's 08:02 in Adelaide, it's 19:32 in Lencois)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,656 ft (LEC 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

### [Chapada Diamantina Airport (LEC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lec-lencois-chapada-diamantina-airport/1ef266df-94eb-6f50-bbb2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lencois, Brazil
- ICAO: SBLE
- Timezone: America/Bahia
- Coordinates: -12.480000, -41.280000
- Elevation: 1,676 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 08:02 in Adelaide, it's 19:32 in Lencois.
With a 12.5-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)
- [Chapada Diamantina Airport (LEC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lec-lencois-chapada-diamantina-airport/1ef266df-94eb-6f50-bbb2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)