# Distance from Glentanner Station (GTN) to Houston (IAH)

> 12,600 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,600 km / 7,830 mi / 6,804 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 70° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 231° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 09:40 in Glentanner Station, it's 16:40 in Houston)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,728 ft (IAH is lower than GTN)

## Airports

### [Glentanner Airport (GTN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gtn-glentanner-station-glentanner-airport/1ef266df-76ad-6f70-a285-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Glentanner Station, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZGT
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -43.910000, 170.130000
- Elevation: 1,824 ft

### [George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport (IAH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/iah-houston-george-bush-intcntlhouston-airport/1ef266df-22d4-6822-bae6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Houston, United States
- ICAO: KIAH
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 29.980000, -95.340000
- Elevation: 96 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 09:40 in Glentanner Station, it's 16:40 in Houston.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Glentanner Airport (GTN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gtn-glentanner-station-glentanner-airport/1ef266df-76ad-6f70-a285-06bb2780ed98)
- [George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport (IAH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/iah-houston-george-bush-intcntlhouston-airport/1ef266df-22d4-6822-bae6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)