# Distance from Adelaide (ADL) to Lompoc (VBG)

> 13,008 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,008 km / 8,083 mi / 7,024 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 65° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 245° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -16.5h (When it's 09:35 in Adelaide, it's 17:05 in Lompoc)
- **Elevation difference**: 348 ft (VBG 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

### [Vandenberg Space Force Base Airport (VBG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vbg-lompoc-vandenberg-space-force-base-airport/1ef266df-3e61-6ce8-ba8c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lompoc, United States
- ICAO: KVBG
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 34.740000, -120.580000
- Elevation: 368 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 09:35 in Adelaide, it's 17:05 in Lompoc.
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)
- [Vandenberg Space Force Base Airport (VBG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vbg-lompoc-vandenberg-space-force-base-airport/1ef266df-3e61-6ce8-ba8c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)