# Distance from Tiksi (IKS) to Richmond (YVR)

> 5,454 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,454 km / 3,389 mi / 2,945 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 55° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 337° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Russia) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 20:18 in Tiksi, it's 04:18 in Richmond)
- **Elevation difference**: 12 ft (YVR is lower than IKS)

## Airports

### [Tiksi Airport (IKS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/iks-tiksi-tiksi-airport/1ef266df-e526-6664-a288-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tiksi, Russia
- ICAO: UEST
- Timezone: Asia/Yakutsk
- Coordinates: 71.700000, 128.900000
- Elevation: 26 ft

### [Vancouver International Airport (YVR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yvr-richmond-vancouver-international-airport/1ef266de-b350-6578-8529-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Richmond, Canada
- ICAO: CYVR
- Timezone: America/Vancouver
- Coordinates: 49.190000, -123.180000
- Elevation: 14 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 20:18 in Tiksi, it's 04:18 in Richmond.
With a 16-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Tiksi Airport (IKS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/iks-tiksi-tiksi-airport/1ef266df-e526-6664-a288-06bb2780ed98)
- [Vancouver International Airport (YVR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yvr-richmond-vancouver-international-airport/1ef266de-b350-6578-8529-06bb2780ed98)
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