# Distance from Kudat (KUD) to Phoenix (PHX)

> 13,188 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,188 km / 8,195 mi / 7,121 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 46° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 302° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Malaysia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 10:47 in Kudat, it's 19:47 in Phoenix)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,125 ft (PHX is higher than KUD)

## Airports

### [Kudat Airport (KUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kud-kudat-kudat-airport/1ef266df-fba3-6374-b303-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kudat, Malaysia
- ICAO: WBKT
- Timezone: Asia/Kuching
- Coordinates: 6.920000, 116.840000
- Elevation: 10 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 10:47 in Kudat, it's 19:47 in Phoenix.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kudat Airport (KUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kud-kudat-kudat-airport/1ef266df-fba3-6374-b303-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)