# Distance from Auckland (AKL) to Laurel (LUL)

> 12,543 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,543 km / 7,794 mi / 6,773 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 67° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 239° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 10:38 in Auckland, it's 17:38 in Laurel)
- **Elevation difference**: 215 ft (LUL 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

### [Hesler-Noble Field (LUL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lul-laurel-hesler-noble-field/1ef266df-285f-6814-9781-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Laurel, United States
- ICAO: KLUL
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 31.670000, -89.170000
- Elevation: 238 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 10:38 in Auckland, it's 17:38 in Laurel.
With a 17-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)
- [Hesler-Noble Field (LUL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lul-laurel-hesler-noble-field/1ef266df-285f-6814-9781-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)