# Distance from Hyderabad (HYD) to Antartica (UGL)

> 12,999 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,999 km / 8,077 mi / 7,019 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 184° (south)
- **Return heading**: 160° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → AQ
- **Time difference**: -8.5h (When it's 14:27 in Hyderabad, it's 05:57 in Antartica)
- **Elevation difference**: 437 ft (UGL is higher 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

### [Union Glacier Blue-Ice Runway (UGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ugl-antartica-union-glacier-blue-ice-runway/1ef266df-9a5d-6164-a570-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Antartica, AQ
- ICAO: SCGC
- Timezone: Antarctica/Palmer
- Coordinates: -79.780000, -83.320000
- Elevation: 2,461 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 14:27 in Hyderabad, it's 05:57 in Antartica.
With a 8.5-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)
- [Union Glacier Blue-Ice Runway (UGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ugl-antartica-union-glacier-blue-ice-runway/1ef266df-9a5d-6164-a570-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)