# Distance from Adelaide (ADL) to Barbacena (QAK)

> 13,759 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,759 km / 8,549 mi / 7,429 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 177° (south)
- **Return heading**: 182° (south)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -12.5h (When it's 02:20 in Adelaide, it's 13:50 in Barbacena)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,637 ft (QAK 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

### [Major Brigadeiro Doorgal Borges Airport (QAK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qak-barbacena-major-brigadeiro-doorgal-borges-airport/1ef266df-93e7-6546-8c53-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Barbacena, Brazil
- ICAO: SBBQ
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -21.270000, -43.760000
- Elevation: 3,657 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 02:20 in Adelaide, it's 13:50 in Barbacena.
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)
- [Major Brigadeiro Doorgal Borges Airport (QAK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qak-barbacena-major-brigadeiro-doorgal-borges-airport/1ef266df-93e7-6546-8c53-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)