# Distance from Sacramento (MCC) to Nice (NCE)

> 9,505 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,505 km / 5,906 mi / 5,132 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 35° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 322° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → France
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 02:24 in Sacramento, it's 11:24 in Nice)
- **Elevation difference**: 65 ft (NCE is lower than MCC)

## Airports

### [Mc Clellan Airfield (MCC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mcc-sacramento-mc-clellan-airfield/1ef266df-2a17-621a-985e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sacramento, United States
- ICAO: KMCC
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 38.670000, -121.400000
- Elevation: 77 ft

### [Nice-Cote d'Azur Airport (NCE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nce-nice-nice-cote-dazur-airport/1ef266df-4aa8-64f2-a0dd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nice, France
- ICAO: LFMN
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 43.660000, 7.220000
- Elevation: 12 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 02:24 in Sacramento, it's 11:24 in Nice.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mc Clellan Airfield (MCC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mcc-sacramento-mc-clellan-airfield/1ef266df-2a17-621a-985e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nice-Cote d'Azur Airport (NCE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nce-nice-nice-cote-dazur-airport/1ef266df-4aa8-64f2-a0dd-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)