# Distance from Kunashir Island (DEE) to Phoenix (PHX)

> 8,369 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,369 km / 5,200 mi / 4,519 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 57° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 313° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Russia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 21:57 in Kunashir Island, it's 04:57 in Phoenix)
- **Elevation difference**: 551 ft (PHX is higher than DEE)

## Airports

### [Mendeleyevo Airport (DEE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dee-kunashir-island-mendeleyevo-airport/1ef266df-e625-62fe-b8a0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kunashir Island, Russia
- ICAO: UHSM
- Timezone: Asia/Vladivostok
- Coordinates: 43.960000, 145.680000
- Elevation: 584 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 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 21:57 in Kunashir Island, it's 04:57 in Phoenix.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mendeleyevo Airport (DEE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dee-kunashir-island-mendeleyevo-airport/1ef266df-e625-62fe-b8a0-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)