# Distance from Kunashir Island (DEE) to Tel Aviv (TLV)

> 9,040 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,040 km / 5,617 mi / 4,881 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 307° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 43° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Russia) → Israel
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 12:30 in Kunashir Island, it's 05:30 in Tel Aviv)
- **Elevation difference**: 449 ft (TLV is lower 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

### [Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tlv-tel-aviv-ben-gurion-international-airport/1ef266df-53ca-63dc-b12f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tel Aviv, Israel
- ICAO: LLBG
- Timezone: Asia/Jerusalem
- Coordinates: 32.010000, 34.890000
- Elevation: 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 12:30 in Kunashir Island, it's 05:30 in Tel Aviv.
With a 7-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)
- [Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tlv-tel-aviv-ben-gurion-international-airport/1ef266df-53ca-63dc-b12f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)