# Distance from Cudal Airport (CUG) to Phoenix (PHX)

> 12,728 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,728 km / 7,909 mi / 6,873 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 65° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 245° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 17:37 in Cudal Airport, it's 00:37 in Phoenix)
- **Elevation difference**: 644 ft (PHX is higher than CUG)

## Airports

### [Cudal Airport (CUG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cug-cudal-airport/1ef266e0-09b1-6d76-be23-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cudal Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YCUA
- Timezone: Australia/Sydney
- Coordinates: -33.280000, 148.760000
- Elevation: 491 ft

### [Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/phx-phoenix-phoenix-sky-harbor-international-airport/1ef266df-32a8-6c76-a19e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Phoenix, United States
- ICAO: KPHX
- Timezone: America/Phoenix
- Coordinates: 33.430000, -112.010000
- Elevation: 1,135 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 17:37 in Cudal Airport, it's 00:37 in Phoenix.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cudal Airport (CUG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cug-cudal-airport/1ef266e0-09b1-6d76-be23-06bb2780ed98)
- [Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/phx-phoenix-phoenix-sky-harbor-international-airport/1ef266df-32a8-6c76-a19e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)