# Distance from Kampala (EBB) to Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG)

> 12,462 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,462 km / 7,743 mi / 6,729 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 122° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 257° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Uganda) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 21:37 in Kampala, it's 04:37 in Lightning Ridge Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,242 ft (LHG is lower than EBB)

## Airports

### [Entebbe International Airport (EBB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ebb-kampala-entebbe-international-airport/1ef266de-ef61-68d2-a1e3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kampala, Uganda
- ICAO: HUEN
- Timezone: Africa/Kampala
- Coordinates: 0.040000, 32.440000
- Elevation: 3,782 ft

### [Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lhg-lightning-ridge-airport/1ef266e0-1158-66b0-a00a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lightning Ridge Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YLRD
- Timezone: Australia/Sydney
- Coordinates: -29.460000, 147.980000
- Elevation: 540 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 21:37 in Kampala, it's 04:37 in Lightning Ridge Airport.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Entebbe International Airport (EBB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ebb-kampala-entebbe-international-airport/1ef266de-ef61-68d2-a1e3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lhg-lightning-ridge-airport/1ef266e0-1158-66b0-a00a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)