# Distance from Kenema (KEN) to Phoenix (PHX)

> 10,516 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,516 km / 6,534 mi / 5,678 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 305° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 77° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sierra Leone) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 23:59 in Kenema, it's 16:59 in Phoenix)
- **Elevation difference**: 650 ft (PHX is higher than KEN)

## Airports

### [Kenema Airport (KEN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ken-kenema-kenema-airport/1ef266de-e7f1-687c-9c78-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kenema, Sierra Leone
- ICAO: GFKE
- Timezone: Africa/Freetown
- Coordinates: 7.890000, -11.180000
- Elevation: 485 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 23:59 in Kenema, it's 16:59 in Phoenix.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kenema Airport (KEN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ken-kenema-kenema-airport/1ef266de-e7f1-687c-9c78-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)