# Distance from Auckland (AKL) to Puerto Suarez (PSZ)

> 11,701 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,701 km / 7,271 mi / 6,318 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 129° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 221° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → Bolivia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 12:15 in Auckland, it's 20:15 in Puerto Suarez)
- **Elevation difference**: 482 ft (PSZ 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

### [Capitan Av. Salvador Ogaya G. airport (PSZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/psz-puerto-suarez-capitan-av-salvador-ogaya-g-airport/1ef266df-b835-639e-b8a3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Puerto Suarez, Bolivia
- ICAO: SLPS
- Timezone: America/La_Paz
- Coordinates: -18.980000, -57.820000
- Elevation: 505 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 12:15 in Auckland, it's 20:15 in Puerto Suarez.
With a 16-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)
- [Capitan Av. Salvador Ogaya G. airport (PSZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/psz-puerto-suarez-capitan-av-salvador-ogaya-g-airport/1ef266df-b835-639e-b8a3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)