# Distance from Ambon (AMQ) to Phoenix (PHX)

> 12,987 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,987 km / 8,070 mi / 7,012 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 54° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 284° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 16:37 in Ambon, it's 00:37 in Phoenix)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,102 ft (PHX is higher than AMQ)

## Airports

### [Pattimura Airport Ambon (AMQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/amq-ambon-pattimura-airport-ambon/1ef266df-fa63-6022-8440-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ambon, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAPP
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: -3.710000, 128.090000
- Elevation: 33 ft

### [Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/phx-phoenix-phoenix-sky-harbor-international-airport/1ef266df-32a8-6c76-a19e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Phoenix, United States
- ICAO: KPHX
- Timezone: America/Phoenix
- Coordinates: 33.430000, -112.010000
- Elevation: 1,135 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 16:37 in Ambon, it's 00:37 in Phoenix.
With a 16-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Pattimura Airport Ambon (AMQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/amq-ambon-pattimura-airport-ambon/1ef266df-fa63-6022-8440-06bb2780ed98)
- [Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/phx-phoenix-phoenix-sky-harbor-international-airport/1ef266df-32a8-6c76-a19e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)