# Distance from Fukuoka (FUK) to Sao Jose Dos Campos (SJK)

> 18,808 km · estimated flight time 23h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,808 km / 11,687 mi / 10,156 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 23h
- **Heading**: 342° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 17° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 08:10 in Fukuoka, it's 20:10 in Sao Jose Dos Campos)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,088 ft (SJK 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

### [Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport (SJK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sjk-sao-jose-dos-campos-professor-urbano-ernesto-stumpf-airport/1ef266df-9598-6016-9c1e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sao Jose Dos Campos, Brazil
- ICAO: SBSJ
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -23.230000, -45.860000
- Elevation: 2,120 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 08:10 in Fukuoka, it's 20:10 in Sao Jose Dos Campos.
With a 12-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)
- [Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport (SJK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sjk-sao-jose-dos-campos-professor-urbano-ernesto-stumpf-airport/1ef266df-9598-6016-9c1e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)