# Distance from Hyderabad (HYD) to Nikolai (NIB)

> 9,995 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,995 km / 6,211 mi / 5,397 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 21° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 310° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -13.5h (When it's 19:59 in Hyderabad, it's 06:29 in Nikolai)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,577 ft (NIB is lower than HYD)

## Airports

### [Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Shamshabad (HYD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hyd-hyderabad-rajiv-gandhi-international-airport-shamshabad/1ef266df-f3cc-6718-a7c7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hyderabad, India
- ICAO: VOHS
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 17.230000, 78.430000
- Elevation: 2,024 ft

### [Nikolai Airport (NIB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nib-nikolai-nikolai-airport/1ef266df-8671-6006-ad17-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nikolai, United States
- ICAO: PAFS
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 63.020000, -154.360000
- Elevation: 447 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 19:59 in Hyderabad, it's 06:29 in Nikolai.
With a 13.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Shamshabad (HYD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hyd-hyderabad-rajiv-gandhi-international-airport-shamshabad/1ef266df-f3cc-6718-a7c7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nikolai Airport (NIB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nib-nikolai-nikolai-airport/1ef266df-8671-6006-ad17-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)