# Distance from Hong Kong (HKG) to Ponta Delgada (PDL)

> 12,116 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,116 km / 7,529 mi / 6,542 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 327° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 39° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Hong Kong) → Portugal
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 07:37 in Hong Kong, it's 23:37 in Ponta Delgada)
- **Elevation difference**: 231 ft (PDL is higher than HKG)

## Airports

### [Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hkg-hong-kong-chek-lap-kok-international-airport/1ef266df-f178-6656-ae1f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- ICAO: VHHH
- Timezone: Asia/Hong_Kong
- Coordinates: 22.310000, 113.920000
- Elevation: 28 ft

### [Joao Paulo II Airport (PDL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pdl-ponta-delgada-joao-paulo-ii-airport/1ef266df-55d3-6e76-8d3d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ponta Delgada, Portugal
- ICAO: LPPD
- Timezone: Atlantic/Azores
- Coordinates: 37.740000, -25.700000
- Elevation: 259 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 07:37 in Hong Kong, it's 23:37 in Ponta Delgada.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hkg-hong-kong-chek-lap-kok-international-airport/1ef266df-f178-6656-ae1f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Joao Paulo II Airport (PDL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pdl-ponta-delgada-joao-paulo-ii-airport/1ef266df-55d3-6e76-8d3d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)