# Distance from Cowra Airport (CWT) to Richmond (YVR)

> 12,658 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,658 km / 7,865 mi / 6,835 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 46° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 245° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 20:50 in Cowra Airport, it's 03:50 in Richmond)
- **Elevation difference**: 952 ft (YVR is lower than CWT)

## Airports

### [Cowra Airport (CWT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cwt-cowra-airport/1ef266e0-0a06-6a2e-a0c8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cowra Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YCWR
- Timezone: Australia/Sydney
- Coordinates: -33.840000, 148.650000
- Elevation: 966 ft

### [Vancouver International Airport (YVR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yvr-richmond-vancouver-international-airport/1ef266de-b350-6578-8529-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Richmond, Canada
- ICAO: CYVR
- Timezone: America/Vancouver
- Coordinates: 49.190000, -123.180000
- Elevation: 14 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 20:50 in Cowra Airport, it's 03:50 in Richmond.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cowra Airport (CWT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cwt-cowra-airport/1ef266e0-0a06-6a2e-a0c8-06bb2780ed98)
- [Vancouver International Airport (YVR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yvr-richmond-vancouver-international-airport/1ef266de-b350-6578-8529-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)