# Distance from Auckland (AKL) to Hearst (YHF)

> 13,812 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,812 km / 8,582 mi / 7,458 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 50° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 251° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 16:31 in Auckland, it's 00:31 in Hearst)
- **Elevation difference**: 804 ft (YHF 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

### [Hearst Rene Fontaine Municipal Airport (YHF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yhf-hearst-hearst-rene-fontaine-municipal-airport/1ef266de-b028-645e-a8f4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hearst, Canada
- ICAO: CYHF
- Timezone: America/Toronto
- Coordinates: 49.710000, -83.690000
- Elevation: 827 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 16:31 in Auckland, it's 00:31 in Hearst.
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)
- [Hearst Rene Fontaine Municipal Airport (YHF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yhf-hearst-hearst-rene-fontaine-municipal-airport/1ef266de-b028-645e-a8f4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)