# Distance from Kaukura Airport (KKR) to Phoenix (PHX)

> 6,594 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,594 km / 4,097 mi / 3,560 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 34° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 220° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 15:01 in Kaukura Airport, it's 18:01 in Phoenix)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,124 ft (PHX is higher than KKR)

## Airports

### [Kaukura Airport (KKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kkr-kaukura-airport/1ef266df-7355-6364-afb3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kaukura Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGK
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -15.660000, -146.880000
- Elevation: 11 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 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 15:01 in Kaukura Airport, it's 18:01 in Phoenix.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kaukura Airport (KKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kkr-kaukura-airport/1ef266df-7355-6364-afb3-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)