# Distance from Auckland (AKL) to Kunashir Island (DEE)

> 9,470 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,470 km / 5,884 mi / 5,113 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 339° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 157° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 17:23 in Auckland, it's 15:23 in Kunashir Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 561 ft (DEE is higher than AKL)

## Airports

### [Auckland International Airport (AKL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/akl-auckland-auckland-international-airport/1ef266df-763b-69fc-9471-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Auckland, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZAA
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -37.010000, 174.790000
- Elevation: 23 ft

### [Mendeleyevo Airport (DEE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dee-kunashir-island-mendeleyevo-airport/1ef266df-e625-62fe-b8a0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kunashir Island, Russia
- ICAO: UHSM
- Timezone: Asia/Vladivostok
- Coordinates: 43.960000, 145.680000
- Elevation: 584 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 17:23 in Auckland, it's 15:23 in Kunashir Island.

## Related

- [Auckland International Airport (AKL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/akl-auckland-auckland-international-airport/1ef266df-763b-69fc-9471-06bb2780ed98)
- [Mendeleyevo Airport (DEE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dee-kunashir-island-mendeleyevo-airport/1ef266df-e625-62fe-b8a0-06bb2780ed98)
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