# Distance from Blackwater Airport (BLT) to Richmond (YVR)

> 11,830 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,830 km / 7,351 mi / 6,388 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 43° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 253° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 15:00 in Blackwater Airport, it's 22:00 in Richmond)
- **Elevation difference**: 643 ft (YVR is lower than BLT)

## Airports

### [Blackwater Airport (BLT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/blt-blackwater-airport/1ef266e0-072b-6412-8990-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Blackwater Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YBTR
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -23.600000, 148.810000
- Elevation: 657 ft

### [Vancouver International Airport (YVR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yvr-richmond-vancouver-international-airport/1ef266de-b350-6578-8529-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Richmond, Canada
- ICAO: CYVR
- Timezone: America/Vancouver
- Coordinates: 49.190000, -123.180000
- Elevation: 14 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 15:00 in Blackwater Airport, it's 22:00 in Richmond.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Blackwater Airport (BLT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/blt-blackwater-airport/1ef266e0-072b-6412-8990-06bb2780ed98)
- [Vancouver International Airport (YVR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yvr-richmond-vancouver-international-airport/1ef266de-b350-6578-8529-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)