# Distance from Austin (AUS) to Leigh Creek Airport (LGH)

> 14,693 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,693 km / 9,130 mi / 7,934 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 254° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 75° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +14.5h (When it's 08:36 in Austin, it's 23:06 in Leigh Creek Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 315 ft (LGH is higher than AUS)

## Airports

### [Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aus-austin-austin-bergstrom-international-airport/1ef266df-0f36-6446-a422-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Austin, United States
- ICAO: KAUS
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 30.190000, -97.670000
- Elevation: 542 ft

### [Leigh Creek Airport (LGH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lgh-leigh-creek-airport/1ef266e0-1098-68a6-b02d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Leigh Creek Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YLEC
- Timezone: Australia/Adelaide
- Coordinates: -30.600000, 138.430000
- Elevation: 856 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 08:36 in Austin, it's 23:06 in Leigh Creek Airport.
With a 14.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aus-austin-austin-bergstrom-international-airport/1ef266df-0f36-6446-a422-06bb2780ed98)
- [Leigh Creek Airport (LGH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lgh-leigh-creek-airport/1ef266e0-1098-68a6-b02d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)