# Distance from Auckland (AKL) to Tuli Lodge (TLD)

> 12,513 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,513 km / 7,775 mi / 6,756 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 214° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 151° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → Botswana
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 08:40 in Auckland, it's 22:40 in Tuli Lodge)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,749 ft (TLD 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

### [Limpopo Valley Airport (TLD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tld-tuli-lodge-limpopo-valley-airport/1ef266de-d60a-60fa-a4d0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tuli Lodge, Botswana
- ICAO: FBTL
- Timezone: Africa/Gaborone
- Coordinates: -22.190000, 29.130000
- Elevation: 1,772 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 08:40 in Auckland, it's 22:40 in Tuli Lodge.
With a 10-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)
- [Limpopo Valley Airport (TLD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tld-tuli-lodge-limpopo-valley-airport/1ef266de-d60a-60fa-a4d0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)