# Distance from Fukuoka (FUK) to Whitefield (HIE)

> 11,065 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,065 km / 6,876 mi / 5,975 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 16° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 342° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 03:48 in Fukuoka, it's 14:48 in Whitefield)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,040 ft (HIE is higher than FUK)

## Airports

### [Fukuoka Airport (FUK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fuk-fukuoka-fukuoka-airport/1ef266df-8bc6-6768-a464-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fukuoka, Japan
- ICAO: RJFF
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 33.590000, 130.450000
- Elevation: 32 ft

### [Mount Washington Regional Airport (HIE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hie-whitefield-mount-washington-regional-airport/1ef266df-20a3-61e8-99a4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Whitefield, United States
- ICAO: KHIE
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 44.370000, -71.550000
- Elevation: 1,072 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 03:48 in Fukuoka, it's 14:48 in Whitefield.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Fukuoka Airport (FUK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fuk-fukuoka-fukuoka-airport/1ef266df-8bc6-6768-a464-06bb2780ed98)
- [Mount Washington Regional Airport (HIE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hie-whitefield-mount-washington-regional-airport/1ef266df-20a3-61e8-99a4-06bb2780ed98)
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