# Distance from Mount Cook Airport (MON) to San Diego (SAN)

> 11,246 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,246 km / 6,988 mi / 6,072 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 55° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 225° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -19h (When it's 14:30 in Mount Cook Airport, it's 19:30 in San Diego)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,136 ft (SAN is lower than MON)

## Airports

### [Mount Cook Airport (MON)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mon-mount-cook-airport/1ef266df-7713-637a-bbdb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mount Cook Airport, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZMC
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -43.770000, 170.130000
- Elevation: 2,153 ft

### [San Diego International Airport (SAN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/san-san-diego-san-diego-international-airport/1ef266df-375a-6760-a0f3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: San Diego, United States
- ICAO: KSAN
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 32.730000, -117.190000
- Elevation: 17 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 14:30 in Mount Cook Airport, it's 19:30 in San Diego.
With a 19-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mount Cook Airport (MON)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mon-mount-cook-airport/1ef266df-7713-637a-bbdb-06bb2780ed98)
- [San Diego International Airport (SAN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/san-san-diego-san-diego-international-airport/1ef266df-375a-6760-a0f3-06bb2780ed98)
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