# Distance from Adelaide (ADL) to Varadero (VRA)

> 15,939 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,939 km / 9,904 mi / 8,606 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 98° (east)
- **Return heading**: 242° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Cuba
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -13.5h (When it's 00:47 in Adelaide, it's 11:17 in Varadero)
- **Elevation difference**: 190 ft (VRA 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

### [Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport (VRA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vra-varadero-juan-gualberto-gomez-international-airport/1ef266df-6b59-60e8-9733-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Varadero, Cuba
- ICAO: MUVR
- Timezone: America/Havana
- Coordinates: 23.030000, -81.440000
- Elevation: 210 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 00:47 in Adelaide, it's 11:17 in Varadero.
With a 13.5-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)
- [Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport (VRA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vra-varadero-juan-gualberto-gomez-international-airport/1ef266df-6b59-60e8-9733-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)