# Distance from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Twitzel (TWZ)

> 12,690 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,690 km / 7,885 mi / 6,852 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 232° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 67° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → New Zealand
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +17h (When it's 14:53 in Dallas-Fort Worth, it's 07:53 in Twitzel)
- **Elevation difference**: 969 ft (TWZ is higher than DFW)

## Airports

### [Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dfw-dallas-fort-worth-dallas-fort-worth-international-airport/1ef266df-1719-6ac8-ad12-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dallas-Fort Worth, United States
- ICAO: KDFW
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 32.900000, -97.040000
- Elevation: 606 ft

### [Pukaki Airport (TWZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/twz-twitzel-pukaki-airport/1ef266df-780c-611e-ac06-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Twitzel, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZUK
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -44.230000, 170.120000
- Elevation: 1,575 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 14:53 in Dallas-Fort Worth, it's 07:53 in Twitzel.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dfw-dallas-fort-worth-dallas-fort-worth-international-airport/1ef266df-1719-6ac8-ad12-06bb2780ed98)
- [Pukaki Airport (TWZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/twz-twitzel-pukaki-airport/1ef266df-780c-611e-ac06-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)