# Distance from Flinders Island Airport (FLS) to San Francisco (SFO)

> 12,554 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,554 km / 7,801 mi / 6,779 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 59° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 236° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 14:50 in Flinders Island Airport, it's 21:50 in San Francisco)
- **Elevation difference**: 3 ft (SFO is higher than FLS)

## Airports

### [Flinders Island Airport (FLS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fls-flinders-island-airport/1ef266e0-0c29-6ac2-bd47-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Flinders Island Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YFLI
- Timezone: Australia/Melbourne
- Coordinates: -40.090000, 147.990000
- Elevation: 10 ft

### [San Francisco International Airport (SFO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sfo-san-francisco-san-francisco-international-airport/1ef266df-382a-66ea-a1cc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: San Francisco, United States
- ICAO: KSFO
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 37.620000, -122.380000
- Elevation: 13 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 14:50 in Flinders Island Airport, it's 21:50 in San Francisco.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Flinders Island Airport (FLS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fls-flinders-island-airport/1ef266e0-0c29-6ac2-bd47-06bb2780ed98)
- [San Francisco International Airport (SFO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sfo-san-francisco-san-francisco-international-airport/1ef266df-382a-66ea-a1cc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)