# Distance from Hyderabad (HYD) to Puerto Cabezas (PUZ)

> 16,005 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,005 km / 9,945 mi / 8,642 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 329° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 30° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → Nicaragua
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -11.5h (When it's 12:30 in Hyderabad, it's 01:00 in Puerto Cabezas)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,972 ft (PUZ 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

### [Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/puz-puerto-cabezas-puerto-cabezas-airport/1ef266df-639c-67c4-b876-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua
- ICAO: MNPC
- Timezone: America/Managua
- Coordinates: 14.050000, -83.390000
- Elevation: 52 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 12:30 in Hyderabad, it's 01:00 in Puerto Cabezas.
With a 11.5-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)
- [Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/puz-puerto-cabezas-puerto-cabezas-airport/1ef266df-639c-67c4-b876-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)