# Distance from Karawari Airstrip (KRJ) to Phoenix (PHX)

> 11,631 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,631 km / 7,227 mi / 6,280 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 57° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 274° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Papua New Guinea) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 09:16 in Karawari Airstrip, it's 16:16 in Phoenix)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,065 ft (PHX is higher than KRJ)

## Airports

### [Karawari Airstrip (KRJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/krj-karawari-airstrip/1ef266de-9bfa-6d1a-909d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Karawari Airstrip, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYQA
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -4.600000, 143.520000
- Elevation: 70 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 09:16 in Karawari Airstrip, it's 16:16 in Phoenix.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Karawari Airstrip (KRJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/krj-karawari-airstrip/1ef266de-9bfa-6d1a-909d-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)