# Distance from Kadena Air Base (DNA) to Houston (IAH)

> 12,250 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,250 km / 7,612 mi / 6,614 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 39° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 319° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 13:30 in Kadena Air Base, it's 23:30 in Houston)
- **Elevation difference**: 47 ft (IAH is lower than DNA)

## Airports

### [Kadena Air Base (DNA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dna-kadena-air-base/1ef266df-8e55-6b28-ac8d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kadena Air Base, Japan
- ICAO: RODN
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 26.360000, 127.770000
- Elevation: 143 ft

### [George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport (IAH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/iah-houston-george-bush-intcntlhouston-airport/1ef266df-22d4-6822-bae6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Houston, United States
- ICAO: KIAH
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 29.980000, -95.340000
- Elevation: 96 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 13:30 in Kadena Air Base, it's 23:30 in Houston.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kadena Air Base (DNA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dna-kadena-air-base/1ef266df-8e55-6b28-ac8d-06bb2780ed98)
- [George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport (IAH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/iah-houston-george-bush-intcntlhouston-airport/1ef266df-22d4-6822-bae6-06bb2780ed98)
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