# Distance from Kendari-Celebes Island (KDI) to Phoenix (PHX)

> 13,517 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,517 km / 8,399 mi / 7,299 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 53° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 288° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 05:26 in Kendari-Celebes Island, it's 14:26 in Phoenix)
- **Elevation difference**: 597 ft (PHX is higher than KDI)

## Airports

### [Wolter Monginsidi Airport (KDI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kdi-kendari-celebes-island-wolter-monginsidi-airport/1ef266df-fb05-6e8a-92ea-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kendari-Celebes Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAWW
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: -4.080000, 122.420000
- Elevation: 538 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 05:26 in Kendari-Celebes Island, it's 14:26 in Phoenix.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Wolter Monginsidi Airport (KDI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kdi-kendari-celebes-island-wolter-monginsidi-airport/1ef266df-fb05-6e8a-92ea-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)