# Distance from Adelaide (ADL) to Santa Marta (SMR)

> 15,777 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,777 km / 9,804 mi / 8,519 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 121° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 226° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -14.5h (When it's 04:09 in Adelaide, it's 13:39 in Santa Marta)
- **Elevation difference**: 2 ft (SMR 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

### [Simon Bolivar International Airport (SMR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/smr-santa-marta-simon-bolivar-international-airport/1ef266df-b60d-69d6-a373-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Santa Marta, Colombia
- ICAO: SKSM
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 11.120000, -74.230000
- Elevation: 22 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 04:09 in Adelaide, it's 13:39 in Santa Marta.
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)
- [Simon Bolivar International Airport (SMR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/smr-santa-marta-simon-bolivar-international-airport/1ef266df-b60d-69d6-a373-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)