# Distance from Budapest (BUD) to Rockdale (RCK)

> 9,255 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,255 km / 5,751 mi / 4,997 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 309° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 38° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Hungary) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 21:15 in Budapest, it's 14:15 in Rockdale)
- **Elevation difference**: 21 ft (RCK 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

### [H H Coffield Regional Airport (RCK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rck-rockdale-h-h-coffield-regional-airport/1ef266df-34ab-64ba-a3c4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rockdale, United States
- ICAO: KRCK
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 30.630000, -96.990000
- Elevation: 474 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 21:15 in Budapest, it's 14:15 in Rockdale.
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)
- [H H Coffield Regional Airport (RCK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rck-rockdale-h-h-coffield-regional-airport/1ef266df-34ab-64ba-a3c4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)