# Distance from Kambalda Airport (KDB) to San Francisco (SFO)

> 14,214 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,214 km / 8,832 mi / 7,675 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 64° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 257° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 13:40 in Kambalda Airport, it's 22:40 in San Francisco)
- **Elevation difference**: 13 ft (SFO is higher than KDB)

## Airports

### [Kambalda Airport (KDB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kdb-kambalda-airport/1ef266e0-0f5b-62d6-8cdb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kambalda Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YKBL
- Timezone: Australia/Perth
- Coordinates: -31.180000, 121.600000
- Elevation: 0 ft

### [San Francisco International Airport (SFO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sfo-san-francisco-san-francisco-international-airport/1ef266df-382a-66ea-a1cc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: San Francisco, United States
- ICAO: KSFO
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 37.620000, -122.380000
- Elevation: 13 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 13:40 in Kambalda Airport, it's 22:40 in San Francisco.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kambalda Airport (KDB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kdb-kambalda-airport/1ef266e0-0f5b-62d6-8cdb-06bb2780ed98)
- [San Francisco International Airport (SFO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sfo-san-francisco-san-francisco-international-airport/1ef266df-382a-66ea-a1cc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)