# Distance from Johannesburg (JNB) to Pilot Station (PQS)

> 15,945 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,945 km / 9,908 mi / 8,609 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 9° (north)
- **Return heading**: 343° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 08:15 in Johannesburg, it's 22:15 in Pilot Station)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,085 ft (PQS is lower than JNB)

## Airports

### [O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jnb-johannesburg-o-r-tambo-international-airport/1ef266de-d3b0-6ec6-b1f2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Johannesburg, South Africa
- ICAO: FAOR
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates: -26.130000, 28.240000
- Elevation: 5,558 ft

### [Pilot Station Airport (PQS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pqs-pilot-station-pilot-station-airport/1ef266de-f5ef-64b0-9eb4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pilot Station, United States
- ICAO: K0AK
- Timezone: America/Nome
- Coordinates: 61.960000, -162.940000
- Elevation: 473 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 08:15 in Johannesburg, it's 22:15 in Pilot Station.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jnb-johannesburg-o-r-tambo-international-airport/1ef266de-d3b0-6ec6-b1f2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Pilot Station Airport (PQS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pqs-pilot-station-pilot-station-airport/1ef266de-f5ef-64b0-9eb4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)