# Distance from Guwahati (GAU) to Phoenix (PHX)

> 12,940 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,940 km / 8,041 mi / 6,987 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 22° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 336° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -12.5h (When it's 13:56 in Guwahati, it's 01:26 in Phoenix)
- **Elevation difference**: 973 ft (PHX is higher than GAU)

## Airports

### [Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gau-guwahati-lokpriya-gopinath-bordoloi-international-airport/1ef266df-f048-69fc-a0e6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Guwahati, India
- ICAO: VEGT
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 26.110000, 91.590000
- Elevation: 162 ft

### [Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/phx-phoenix-phoenix-sky-harbor-international-airport/1ef266df-32a8-6c76-a19e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Phoenix, United States
- ICAO: KPHX
- Timezone: America/Phoenix
- Coordinates: 33.430000, -112.010000
- Elevation: 1,135 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 13:56 in Guwahati, it's 01:26 in Phoenix.
With a 12.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gau-guwahati-lokpriya-gopinath-bordoloi-international-airport/1ef266df-f048-69fc-a0e6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/phx-phoenix-phoenix-sky-harbor-international-airport/1ef266df-32a8-6c76-a19e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)