# Distance from Kokoda (KKD) to Phoenix (PHX)

> 11,499 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,499 km / 7,145 mi / 6,209 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 58° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 268° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Papua New Guinea) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 21:54 in Kokoda, it's 04:54 in Phoenix)
- **Elevation difference**: 105 ft (PHX is lower than KKD)

## Airports

### [Kokoda Airport (KKD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kkd-kokoda-kokoda-airport/1ef266de-9b80-651a-af37-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kokoda, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYKO
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -8.880000, 147.730000
- Elevation: 1,240 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 21:54 in Kokoda, it's 04:54 in Phoenix.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kokoda Airport (KKD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kkd-kokoda-kokoda-airport/1ef266de-9b80-651a-af37-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)