# Distance from Kabinda (KBN) to Phoenix (PHX)

> 14,605 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,605 km / 9,075 mi / 7,886 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 310° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 66° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 12:56 in Kabinda, it's 03:56 in Phoenix)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,631 ft (PHX is lower than KBN)

## Airports

### [Tunta Airport (KBN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kbn-kabinda-tunta-airport/1ef266de-e611-68cc-b6f6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kabinda, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZWT
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -6.130000, 24.480000
- Elevation: 2,766 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 12:56 in Kabinda, it's 03:56 in Phoenix.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Tunta Airport (KBN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kbn-kabinda-tunta-airport/1ef266de-e611-68cc-b6f6-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)