# Distance from Dusseldorf (DUS) to Barbacena (QAK)

> 9,450 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,450 km / 5,872 mi / 5,103 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 226° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 29° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Germany) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 01:56 in Dusseldorf, it's 20:56 in Barbacena)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,510 ft (QAK is higher than DUS)

## Airports

### [Dusseldorf International Airport (DUS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dus-dusseldorf-dusseldorf-international-airport/1ef266de-baf6-6c46-b569-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dusseldorf, Germany
- ICAO: EDDL
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 51.290000, 6.770000
- Elevation: 147 ft

### [Major Brigadeiro Doorgal Borges Airport (QAK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qak-barbacena-major-brigadeiro-doorgal-borges-airport/1ef266df-93e7-6546-8c53-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Barbacena, Brazil
- ICAO: SBBQ
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -21.270000, -43.760000
- Elevation: 3,657 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 01:56 in Dusseldorf, it's 20:56 in Barbacena.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Dusseldorf International Airport (DUS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dus-dusseldorf-dusseldorf-international-airport/1ef266de-baf6-6c46-b569-06bb2780ed98)
- [Major Brigadeiro Doorgal Borges Airport (QAK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qak-barbacena-major-brigadeiro-doorgal-borges-airport/1ef266df-93e7-6546-8c53-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)