# Distance from Budapest (BUD) to Cortez (CEZ)

> 9,267 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,267 km / 5,758 mi / 5,004 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 321° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 33° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Hungary) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 19:22 in Budapest, it's 11:22 in Cortez)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,423 ft (CEZ is higher than BUD)

## Airports

### [Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bud-budapest-budapest-ferenc-liszt-international-airport/1ef266df-4ebe-6df2-a892-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Budapest, Hungary
- ICAO: LHBP
- Timezone: Europe/Budapest
- Coordinates: 47.440000, 19.260000
- Elevation: 495 ft

### [Cortez Municipal Airport (CEZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cez-cortez-cortez-municipal-airport/1ef266df-137f-6b92-8366-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cortez, United States
- ICAO: KCEZ
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 37.300000, -108.630000
- Elevation: 5,918 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 19:22 in Budapest, it's 11:22 in Cortez.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bud-budapest-budapest-ferenc-liszt-international-airport/1ef266df-4ebe-6df2-a892-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cortez Municipal Airport (CEZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cez-cortez-cortez-municipal-airport/1ef266df-137f-6b92-8366-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)