# Distance from Longreach (LRE) to St Louis (STL)

> 14,624 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,624 km / 9,087 mi / 7,897 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 58° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 272° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 22:49 in Longreach, it's 07:49 in St Louis)
- **Elevation difference**: 10 ft (STL is lower than LRE)

## Airports

### [Longreach Airport (LRE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lre-longreach-longreach-airport/1ef266e0-115c-68fa-a290-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Longreach, Australia
- ICAO: YLRE
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -23.430000, 144.280000
- Elevation: 627 ft

### [St Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/stl-st-louis-st-louis-lambert-international-airport/1ef266df-39ab-67da-9abe-06bb2780ed98)

- City: St Louis, United States
- ICAO: KSTL
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 38.750000, -90.370000
- Elevation: 617 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 22:49 in Longreach, it's 07:49 in St Louis.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Longreach Airport (LRE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lre-longreach-longreach-airport/1ef266e0-115c-68fa-a290-06bb2780ed98)
- [St Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/stl-st-louis-st-louis-lambert-international-airport/1ef266df-39ab-67da-9abe-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)