# Distance from Mataram-Lombok Island (AMI) to Houston (IAH)

> 15,971 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,971 km / 9,924 mi / 8,624 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 50° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 300° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 09:18 in Mataram-Lombok Island, it's 20:18 in Houston)
- **Elevation difference**: 44 ft (IAH is higher than AMI)

## Airports

### [Selaparang Airport (AMI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ami-mataram-lombok-island-selaparang-airport/1ef266df-f919-6a7c-bd44-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mataram-Lombok Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WADA
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: -8.560000, 116.090000
- Elevation: 52 ft

### [George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport (IAH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/iah-houston-george-bush-intcntlhouston-airport/1ef266df-22d4-6822-bae6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Houston, United States
- ICAO: KIAH
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 29.980000, -95.340000
- Elevation: 96 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 09:18 in Mataram-Lombok Island, it's 20:18 in Houston.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Selaparang Airport (AMI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ami-mataram-lombok-island-selaparang-airport/1ef266df-f919-6a7c-bd44-06bb2780ed98)
- [George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport (IAH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/iah-houston-george-bush-intcntlhouston-airport/1ef266df-22d4-6822-bae6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)