# Distance from Copenhagen (CPH) to Lifuka (HPA)

> 15,987 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,987 km / 9,934 mi / 8,632 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 11° (north)
- **Return heading**: 353° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Denmark) → Tonga
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +11h (When it's 19:56 in Copenhagen, it's 06:56 in Lifuka)
- **Elevation difference**: 14 ft (HPA is higher than CPH)

## Airports

### [Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cph-copenhagen-copenhagen-kastrup-airport/1ef266de-c7ce-6bbc-8b57-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Copenhagen, Denmark
- ICAO: EKCH
- Timezone: Europe/Copenhagen
- Coordinates: 55.620000, 12.660000
- Elevation: 17 ft

### [Lifuka Island Airport (HPA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hpa-lifuka-lifuka-island-airport/1ef266df-705f-602e-b1ec-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lifuka, Tonga
- ICAO: NFTL
- Timezone: Pacific/Tongatapu
- Coordinates: -19.780000, -174.340000
- Elevation: 31 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 19:56 in Copenhagen, it's 06:56 in Lifuka.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cph-copenhagen-copenhagen-kastrup-airport/1ef266de-c7ce-6bbc-8b57-06bb2780ed98)
- [Lifuka Island Airport (HPA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hpa-lifuka-lifuka-island-airport/1ef266df-705f-602e-b1ec-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)