# Distance from Seoul (ICN) to Ruinas de Copan (RUY)

> 13,111 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,111 km / 8,147 mi / 7,079 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 40° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 328° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Korea) → Honduras
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 19:17 in Seoul, it's 04:17 in Ruinas de Copan)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,967 ft (RUY is higher than ICN)

## Airports

### [Incheon International Airport (ICN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/icn-seoul-incheon-international-airport/1ef266df-8e0e-6aac-85a0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Seoul, South Korea
- ICAO: RKSI
- Timezone: Asia/Seoul
- Coordinates: 37.470000, 126.450000
- Elevation: 23 ft

### [Copan Ruinas Airport (RUY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ruy-ruinas-de-copan-copan-ruinas-airport/1ef266df-5edc-6a22-8f7a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ruinas de Copan, Honduras
- ICAO: MHRU
- Timezone: America/Tegucigalpa
- Coordinates: 14.840000, -89.140000
- Elevation: 1,990 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 19:17 in Seoul, it's 04:17 in Ruinas de Copan.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Incheon International Airport (ICN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/icn-seoul-incheon-international-airport/1ef266df-8e0e-6aac-85a0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Copan Ruinas Airport (RUY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ruy-ruinas-de-copan-copan-ruinas-airport/1ef266df-5edc-6a22-8f7a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)