# Distance from Fukuoka (FUK) to Lafayette (LFT)

> 11,636 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,636 km / 7,230 mi / 6,283 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 37° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 324° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 19:27 in Fukuoka, it's 05:27 in Lafayette)
- **Elevation difference**: 10 ft (LFT 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

### [Lafayette Regional/Paul Fournet Field (LFT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lft-lafayette-lafayette-regionalpaul-fournet-field/1ef266df-274a-66d6-bb48-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lafayette, United States
- ICAO: KLFT
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 30.210000, -91.990000
- Elevation: 42 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 19:27 in Fukuoka, it's 05:27 in Lafayette.
With a 14-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)
- [Lafayette Regional/Paul Fournet Field (LFT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lft-lafayette-lafayette-regionalpaul-fournet-field/1ef266df-274a-66d6-bb48-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)