# Distance from Brasilia (BSB) to Nelson Lagoon (NLG)

> 12,902 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,902 km / 8,017 mi / 6,967 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 325° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 80° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 10:51 in Brasilia, it's 05:51 in Nelson Lagoon)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,483 ft (NLG is lower than BSB)

## Airports

### [Presidente Juscelino Kubistschek International Airport (BSB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bsb-brasilia-presidente-juscelino-kubistschek-international-airport/1ef266df-93eb-6808-bed4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Brasilia, Brazil
- ICAO: SBBR
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -15.870000, -47.920000
- Elevation: 3,497 ft

### [Nelson Lagoon Airport (NLG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nlg-nelson-lagoon-nelson-lagoon-airport/1ef266df-87b5-66ba-8859-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nelson Lagoon, United States
- ICAO: PAOU
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 56.010000, -161.160000
- 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 10:51 in Brasilia, it's 05:51 in Nelson Lagoon.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Presidente Juscelino Kubistschek International Airport (BSB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bsb-brasilia-presidente-juscelino-kubistschek-international-airport/1ef266df-93eb-6808-bed4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nelson Lagoon Airport (NLG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nlg-nelson-lagoon-nelson-lagoon-airport/1ef266df-87b5-66ba-8859-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)