# Distance from Kalkgurung Airport (KFG) to Richmond (YVR)

> 12,620 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,620 km / 7,842 mi / 6,814 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 43° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 270° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -16.5h (When it's 08:28 in Kalkgurung Airport, it's 15:58 in Richmond)
- **Elevation difference**: 632 ft (YVR is lower than KFG)

## Airports

### [Kalkgurung Airport (KFG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kfg-kalkgurung-airport/1ef266e0-0fc5-6cbc-a07f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kalkgurung Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YKKG
- Timezone: Australia/Darwin
- Coordinates: -17.430000, 130.810000
- Elevation: 646 ft

### [Vancouver International Airport (YVR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yvr-richmond-vancouver-international-airport/1ef266de-b350-6578-8529-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Richmond, Canada
- ICAO: CYVR
- Timezone: America/Vancouver
- Coordinates: 49.190000, -123.180000
- Elevation: 14 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 08:28 in Kalkgurung Airport, it's 15:58 in Richmond.
With a 16.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kalkgurung Airport (KFG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kfg-kalkgurung-airport/1ef266e0-0fc5-6cbc-a07f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Vancouver International Airport (YVR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yvr-richmond-vancouver-international-airport/1ef266de-b350-6578-8529-06bb2780ed98)
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