# Distance from Mbambanakira (MBU) to Phoenix (PHX)

> 10,433 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,433 km / 6,483 mi / 5,633 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 57° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 261° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Solomon Islands) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -18h (When it's 14:12 in Mbambanakira, it's 20:12 in Phoenix)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,135 ft (PHX is higher than MBU)

## Airports

### [Babanakira Airport (MBU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mbu-mbambanakira-babanakira-airport/1ef266de-9861-6b2c-ad78-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands
- ICAO: AGGI
- Timezone: Pacific/Guadalcanal
- Coordinates: -9.750000, 159.840000
- Elevation: 0 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 14:12 in Mbambanakira, it's 20:12 in Phoenix.
With a 18-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Babanakira Airport (MBU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mbu-mbambanakira-babanakira-airport/1ef266de-9861-6b2c-ad78-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)