# Distance from Miami (MIA) to Ponta Delgada (PDL)

> 5,253 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,253 km / 3,264 mi / 2,836 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 61° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 272° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Portugal
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +4h (When it's 04:23 in Miami, it's 08:23 in Ponta Delgada)
- **Elevation difference**: 250 ft (PDL is higher than MIA)

## Airports

### [Miami International Airport (MIA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mia-miami-miami-international-airport/1ef266df-2aed-607c-b6e6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Miami, United States
- ICAO: KMIA
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 25.800000, -80.290000
- Elevation: 9 ft

### [Joao Paulo II Airport (PDL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pdl-ponta-delgada-joao-paulo-ii-airport/1ef266df-55d3-6e76-8d3d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ponta Delgada, Portugal
- ICAO: LPPD
- Timezone: Atlantic/Azores
- Coordinates: 37.740000, -25.700000
- Elevation: 259 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 04:23 in Miami, it's 08:23 in Ponta Delgada.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Miami International Airport (MIA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mia-miami-miami-international-airport/1ef266df-2aed-607c-b6e6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Joao Paulo II Airport (PDL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pdl-ponta-delgada-joao-paulo-ii-airport/1ef266df-55d3-6e76-8d3d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)