# Distance from Adelaide (ADL) to Tucson (TUS)

> 13,703 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,703 km / 8,515 mi / 7,399 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 71° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 247° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -16.5h (When it's 16:25 in Adelaide, it's 23:55 in Tucson)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,623 ft (TUS 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

### [Tucson International Airport (TUS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tus-tucson-tucson-international-airport/1ef266df-3c5a-6a9e-89d4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tucson, United States
- ICAO: KTUS
- Timezone: America/Phoenix
- Coordinates: 32.120000, -110.940000
- Elevation: 2,643 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 16:25 in Adelaide, it's 23:55 in Tucson.
With a 16.5-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)
- [Tucson International Airport (TUS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tus-tucson-tucson-international-airport/1ef266df-3c5a-6a9e-89d4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)