# Distance from Budapest (BUD) to Eagle Lake (ELA)

> 9,306 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,306 km / 5,782 mi / 5,025 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 308° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 38° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Hungary) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 10:42 in Budapest, it's 03:42 in Eagle Lake)
- **Elevation difference**: 311 ft (ELA is lower 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

### [Eagle Lake Airport (ELA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ela-eagle-lake-eagle-lake-airport/1ef266df-19c3-6a08-af98-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Eagle Lake, United States
- ICAO: KELA
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 29.600000, -96.320000
- Elevation: 184 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 10:42 in Budapest, it's 03:42 in Eagle Lake.
With a 7-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)
- [Eagle Lake Airport (ELA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ela-eagle-lake-eagle-lake-airport/1ef266df-19c3-6a08-af98-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)