# Distance from Auckland (AKL) to Cold Bay (PML)

> 10,603 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,603 km / 6,589 mi / 5,725 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 14° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 200° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -20h (When it's 19:14 in Auckland, it's 23:14 in Cold Bay)
- **Elevation difference**: 3 ft (PML is lower 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

### [Port Moller Airport (PML)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pml-cold-bay-port-moller-airport/1ef266df-8590-6a38-b45c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cold Bay, United States
- ICAO: PAAL
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 56.010000, -160.560000
- Elevation: 20 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 19:14 in Auckland, it's 23:14 in Cold Bay.
With a 20-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)
- [Port Moller Airport (PML)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pml-cold-bay-port-moller-airport/1ef266df-8590-6a38-b45c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)