# Distance from Kushinagar Airport (KBK) to Phoenix (PHX)

> 13,113 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,113 km / 8,148 mi / 7,081 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 15° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 344° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -12.5h (When it's 17:53 in Kushinagar Airport, it's 05:23 in Phoenix)
- **Elevation difference**: 872 ft (PHX is higher than KBK)

## Airports

### [Kushinagar Airport (KBK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kbk-kushinagar-airport/1ef266df-f069-6dbe-9d84-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kushinagar Airport, India
- ICAO: VEKI
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 26.770000, 83.900000
- Elevation: 263 ft

### [Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/phx-phoenix-phoenix-sky-harbor-international-airport/1ef266df-32a8-6c76-a19e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Phoenix, United States
- ICAO: KPHX
- Timezone: America/Phoenix
- Coordinates: 33.430000, -112.010000
- Elevation: 1,135 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 17:53 in Kushinagar Airport, it's 05:23 in Phoenix.
With a 12.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kushinagar Airport (KBK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kbk-kushinagar-airport/1ef266df-f069-6dbe-9d84-06bb2780ed98)
- [Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/phx-phoenix-phoenix-sky-harbor-international-airport/1ef266df-32a8-6c76-a19e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)