# Distance from Milford Sound Airport (MFN) to Nice (NCE)

> 18,475 km · estimated flight time 23h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,475 km / 11,480 mi / 9,976 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 23h
- **Heading**: 273° (west)
- **Return heading**: 101° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → France
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 15:33 in Milford Sound Airport, it's 05:33 in Nice)
- **Elevation difference**: 2 ft (NCE is higher than MFN)

## Airports

### [Milford Sound Airport (MFN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mfn-milford-sound-airport/1ef266df-771b-65e8-8c7f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Milford Sound Airport, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZMF
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -44.670000, 167.920000
- Elevation: 10 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 15:33 in Milford Sound Airport, it's 05:33 in Nice.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Milford Sound Airport (MFN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mfn-milford-sound-airport/1ef266df-771b-65e8-8c7f-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)