# Distance from Great Keppel Is Airport (GKL) to Salt Lake City (SLC)

> 12,238 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,238 km / 7,604 mi / 6,608 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 53° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 00:12 in Great Keppel Is Airport, it's 08:12 in Salt Lake City)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,210 ft (SLC is higher than GKL)

## Airports

### [Great Keppel Is Airport (GKL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gkl-great-keppel-is-airport/1ef266e0-0cfe-6d26-ad46-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Great Keppel Is Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YGKL
- Timezone: Australia/Lindeman
- Coordinates: -23.180000, 150.940000
- Elevation: 21 ft

### [Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/slc-salt-lake-city-salt-lake-city-international-airport/1ef266df-38c4-68f8-8471-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Salt Lake City, United States
- ICAO: KSLC
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 40.790000, -111.980000
- Elevation: 4,231 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 00:12 in Great Keppel Is Airport, it's 08:12 in Salt Lake City.
With a 16-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Great Keppel Is Airport (GKL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gkl-great-keppel-is-airport/1ef266e0-0cfe-6d26-ad46-06bb2780ed98)
- [Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/slc-salt-lake-city-salt-lake-city-international-airport/1ef266df-38c4-68f8-8471-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)