# Distance from Caracas (CCS) to Illesheim Air Base (ILH)

> 8,204 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,204 km / 5,098 mi / 4,430 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 41° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 267° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Venezuela) → Germany
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 16:30 in Caracas, it's 22:30 in Illesheim Air Base)
- **Elevation difference**: 844 ft (ILH is higher than CCS)

## Airports

### [Maiquetia (Simon Bolivar Internacional) Airport (CCS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ccs-caracas-maiquetia-simon-bolivar-internacional-airport/1ef266df-d233-6f20-8395-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Caracas, Venezuela
- ICAO: SVMI
- Timezone: America/Caracas
- Coordinates: 10.600000, -66.990000
- Elevation: 235 ft

### [Illesheim Air Base (ILH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ilh-illesheim-air-base/1ef266de-ce38-6db8-b591-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Illesheim Air Base, Germany
- ICAO: ETIK
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 49.470000, 10.390000
- Elevation: 1,079 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 16:30 in Caracas, it's 22:30 in Illesheim Air Base.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Maiquetia (Simon Bolivar Internacional) Airport (CCS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ccs-caracas-maiquetia-simon-bolivar-internacional-airport/1ef266df-d233-6f20-8395-06bb2780ed98)
- [Illesheim Air Base (ILH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ilh-illesheim-air-base/1ef266de-ce38-6db8-b591-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)