# Distance from Hyderabad (HYD) to Selma (SEM)

> 14,289 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,289 km / 8,879 mi / 7,715 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 344° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 18° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -10.5h (When it's 10:43 in Hyderabad, it's 00:13 in Selma)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,858 ft (SEM 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

### [Craig Field (SEM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sem-selma-craig-field/1ef266df-37ff-6238-99cb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Selma, United States
- ICAO: KSEM
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 32.340000, -86.990000
- Elevation: 166 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 10:43 in Hyderabad, it's 00:13 in Selma.
With a 10.5-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)
- [Craig Field (SEM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sem-selma-craig-field/1ef266df-37ff-6238-99cb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)