# Distance from Auckland (AKL) to Springfield (SPI)

> 12,944 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,944 km / 8,043 mi / 6,989 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 59° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 243° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 05:30 in Auckland, it's 12:30 in Springfield)
- **Elevation difference**: 575 ft (SPI 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

### [Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/spi-springfield-abraham-lincoln-capital-airport/1ef266df-3956-6172-9b38-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Springfield, United States
- ICAO: KSPI
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 39.840000, -89.680000
- Elevation: 598 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 05:30 in Auckland, it's 12:30 in Springfield.
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)
- [Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/spi-springfield-abraham-lincoln-capital-airport/1ef266df-3956-6172-9b38-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)