# Distance from Kempsey Airport (KPS) to Phoenix (PHX)

> 12,281 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,281 km / 7,631 mi / 6,631 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 62° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 246° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 09:51 in Kempsey Airport, it's 16:51 in Phoenix)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,081 ft (PHX is higher than KPS)

## Airports

### [Kempsey Airport (KPS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kps-kempsey-airport/1ef266e0-0ff1-6f38-a423-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kempsey Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YKMP
- Timezone: Australia/Sydney
- Coordinates: -31.070000, 152.770000
- Elevation: 54 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 09:51 in Kempsey Airport, it's 16:51 in Phoenix.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kempsey Airport (KPS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kps-kempsey-airport/1ef266e0-0ff1-6f38-a423-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)