# Distance from Arapiraca (APQ) to Hyderabad (HYD)

> 12,974 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,974 km / 8,062 mi / 7,005 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 76° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 268° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → India
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +8.5h (When it's 21:38 in Arapiraca, it's 06:08 in Hyderabad)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,138 ft (HYD is higher than APQ)

## Airports

### [Arapiraca Airport (APQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/apq-arapiraca-arapiraca-airport/1ef266df-bab6-642e-b40c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Arapiraca, Brazil
- ICAO: SNAL
- Timezone: America/Maceio
- Coordinates: -9.780000, -36.630000
- Elevation: 886 ft

### [Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Shamshabad (HYD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hyd-hyderabad-rajiv-gandhi-international-airport-shamshabad/1ef266df-f3cc-6718-a7c7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hyderabad, India
- ICAO: VOHS
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 17.230000, 78.430000
- Elevation: 2,024 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 21:38 in Arapiraca, it's 06:08 in Hyderabad.
With a 8.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Arapiraca Airport (APQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/apq-arapiraca-arapiraca-airport/1ef266df-bab6-642e-b40c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Shamshabad (HYD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hyd-hyderabad-rajiv-gandhi-international-airport-shamshabad/1ef266df-f3cc-6718-a7c7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)