# Distance from Auckland (AKL) to Eilat (ETM)

> 16,223 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,223 km / 10,080 mi / 8,759 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 270° (west)
- **Return heading**: 113° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → Iceland
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 14:02 in Auckland, it's 05:02 in Eilat)
- **Elevation difference**: 265 ft (ETM 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

### [Ilan and Asaf Ramon Airport (ETM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/etm-eilat-ilan-and-asaf-ramon-airport/1ef266df-53d7-6906-8adf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Eilat, Iceland
- ICAO: LLER
- Timezone: Asia/Jerusalem
- Coordinates: 29.730000, 35.010000
- Elevation: 288 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 14:02 in Auckland, it's 05:02 in Eilat.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Auckland International Airport (AKL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/akl-auckland-auckland-international-airport/1ef266df-763b-69fc-9471-06bb2780ed98)
- [Ilan and Asaf Ramon Airport (ETM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/etm-eilat-ilan-and-asaf-ramon-airport/1ef266df-53d7-6906-8adf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)