# Distance from Fukuoka (FUK) to Kotzebue (OTZ)

> 5,609 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,609 km / 3,485 mi / 3,028 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 28° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 264° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 11:03 in Fukuoka, it's 18:03 in Kotzebue)
- **Elevation difference**: 17 ft (OTZ is lower 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

### [Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/otz-kotzebue-ralph-wien-memorial-airport/1ef266df-87b1-6722-8e96-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kotzebue, United States
- ICAO: PAOT
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 66.880000, -162.600000
- Elevation: 15 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 11:03 in Fukuoka, it's 18:03 in Kotzebue.
With a 17-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)
- [Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/otz-kotzebue-ralph-wien-memorial-airport/1ef266df-87b1-6722-8e96-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)