# Distance from Kieta (KIE) to Shenzhen (SZX)

> 5,580 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,580 km / 3,467 mi / 3,013 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 307° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 120° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Papua New Guinea) → China
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 18:56 in Kieta, it's 15:56 in Shenzhen)
- **Elevation difference**: 3 ft (SZX is higher than KIE)

## Airports

### [Aropa Airport (KIE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kie-kieta-aropa-airport/1ef266de-9b64-6bbc-9b44-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kieta, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYIQ
- Timezone: Pacific/Bougainville
- Coordinates: -6.300000, 155.730000
- Elevation: 10 ft

### [Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/szx-shenzhen-shenzhen-baoan-international-airport/1ef266e0-1ea0-675a-a1fd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shenzhen, China
- ICAO: ZGSZ
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 22.640000, 113.810000
- Elevation: 13 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 18:56 in Kieta, it's 15:56 in Shenzhen.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Aropa Airport (KIE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kie-kieta-aropa-airport/1ef266de-9b64-6bbc-9b44-06bb2780ed98)
- [Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/szx-shenzhen-shenzhen-baoan-international-airport/1ef266e0-1ea0-675a-a1fd-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)