# Distance from Algiers (ALG) to Puerto Cabezas (PUZ)

> 8,783 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,783 km / 5,457 mi / 4,742 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 279° (west)
- **Return heading**: 55° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Algeria) → Nicaragua
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 02:20 in Algiers, it's 19:20 in Puerto Cabezas)
- **Elevation difference**: 30 ft (PUZ is lower than ALG)

## Airports

### [Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/alg-algiers-houari-boumediene-airport/1ef266de-b53b-6ce8-aaed-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Algiers, Algeria
- ICAO: DAAG
- Timezone: Africa/Algiers
- Coordinates: 36.690000, 3.220000
- Elevation: 82 ft

### [Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/puz-puerto-cabezas-puerto-cabezas-airport/1ef266df-639c-67c4-b876-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua
- ICAO: MNPC
- Timezone: America/Managua
- Coordinates: 14.050000, -83.390000
- Elevation: 52 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 02:20 in Algiers, it's 19:20 in Puerto Cabezas.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/alg-algiers-houari-boumediene-airport/1ef266de-b53b-6ce8-aaed-06bb2780ed98)
- [Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/puz-puerto-cabezas-puerto-cabezas-airport/1ef266df-639c-67c4-b876-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)