# Distance from Atar (ATR) to Hong Kong (HKG)

> 12,546 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,546 km / 7,796 mi / 6,774 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 53° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 306° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mauritania) → Hong Kong
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 14:23 in Atar, it's 22:23 in Hong Kong)
- **Elevation difference**: 706 ft (HKG is lower than ATR)

## Airports

### [Atar International Airport (ATR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/atr-atar-atar-international-airport/1ef266de-e957-66bc-8d77-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Atar, Mauritania
- ICAO: GQPA
- Timezone: Africa/Nouakchott
- Coordinates: 20.510000, -13.040000
- Elevation: 734 ft

### [Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hkg-hong-kong-chek-lap-kok-international-airport/1ef266df-f178-6656-ae1f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- ICAO: VHHH
- Timezone: Asia/Hong_Kong
- Coordinates: 22.310000, 113.920000
- Elevation: 28 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 14:23 in Atar, it's 22:23 in Hong Kong.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Atar International Airport (ATR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/atr-atar-atar-international-airport/1ef266de-e957-66bc-8d77-06bb2780ed98)
- [Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hkg-hong-kong-chek-lap-kok-international-airport/1ef266df-f178-6656-ae1f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)