# Distance from Lifuka (HPA) to Dorval (YUL)

> 12,372 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,372 km / 7,687 mi / 6,680 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 48° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 263° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tonga) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 18:20 in Lifuka, it's 01:20 in Dorval)
- **Elevation difference**: 87 ft (YUL is higher than HPA)

## Airports

### [Lifuka Island Airport (HPA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hpa-lifuka-lifuka-island-airport/1ef266df-705f-602e-b1ec-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lifuka, Tonga
- ICAO: NFTL
- Timezone: Pacific/Tongatapu
- Coordinates: -19.780000, -174.340000
- Elevation: 31 ft

### [Montréal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yul-dorval-montreal-pierre-elliott-trudeau-international-airport/1ef266de-b315-619e-b7a7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dorval, Canada
- ICAO: CYUL
- Timezone: America/Toronto
- Coordinates: 45.470000, -73.740000
- Elevation: 118 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 18:20 in Lifuka, it's 01:20 in Dorval.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Lifuka Island Airport (HPA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hpa-lifuka-lifuka-island-airport/1ef266df-705f-602e-b1ec-06bb2780ed98)
- [Montréal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yul-dorval-montreal-pierre-elliott-trudeau-international-airport/1ef266de-b315-619e-b7a7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)