# Distance from Jijel (GJL) to Seoul (ICN)

> 9,746 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,746 km / 6,056 mi / 5,262 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 43° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 316° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Algeria) → South Korea
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 05:33 in Jijel, it's 13:33 in Seoul)
- **Elevation difference**: 13 ft (ICN is lower than GJL)

## Airports

### [Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport (GJL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gjl-jijel-jijel-ferhat-abbas-airport/1ef266de-b55f-62ba-a1e6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Jijel, Algeria
- ICAO: DAAV
- Timezone: Africa/Algiers
- Coordinates: 36.800000, 5.870000
- Elevation: 36 ft

### [Incheon International Airport (ICN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/icn-seoul-incheon-international-airport/1ef266df-8e0e-6aac-85a0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Seoul, South Korea
- ICAO: RKSI
- Timezone: Asia/Seoul
- Coordinates: 37.470000, 126.450000
- Elevation: 23 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 05:33 in Jijel, it's 13:33 in Seoul.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport (GJL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gjl-jijel-jijel-ferhat-abbas-airport/1ef266de-b55f-62ba-a1e6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Incheon International Airport (ICN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/icn-seoul-incheon-international-airport/1ef266df-8e0e-6aac-85a0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)