# Distance from Budapest (BUD) to Atwater (MER)

> 9,774 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,774 km / 6,073 mi / 5,278 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 329° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 26° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Hungary) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 13:27 in Budapest, it's 04:27 in Atwater)
- **Elevation difference**: 305 ft (MER 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

### [Castle Airport (MER)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mer-atwater-castle-airport/1ef266df-2a82-6f4c-b75d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Atwater, United States
- ICAO: KMER
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 37.400000, -120.600000
- Elevation: 190 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 13:27 in Budapest, it's 04:27 in Atwater.
With a 9-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)
- [Castle Airport (MER)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mer-atwater-castle-airport/1ef266df-2a82-6f4c-b75d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)