# Distance from Anchorage (MRI) to Tunis (TUN)

> 8,963 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,963 km / 5,569 mi / 4,840 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 16° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 350° (north)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Tunisia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 21:48 in Anchorage, it's 06:48 in Tunis)
- **Elevation difference**: 121 ft (TUN is lower than MRI)

## Airports

### [Merrill Field (MRI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mri-anchorage-merrill-field/1ef266df-876b-6e20-b579-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Anchorage, United States
- ICAO: PAMR
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 61.200000, -149.800000
- Elevation: 143 ft

### [Tunis Carthage International Airport (TUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tun-tunis-tunis-carthage-international-airport/1ef266de-b87a-6594-85bf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tunis, Tunisia
- ICAO: DTTA
- Timezone: Africa/Tunis
- Coordinates: 36.850000, 10.230000
- Elevation: 22 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 21:48 in Anchorage, it's 06:48 in Tunis.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Merrill Field (MRI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mri-anchorage-merrill-field/1ef266df-876b-6e20-b579-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tunis Carthage International Airport (TUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tun-tunis-tunis-carthage-international-airport/1ef266de-b87a-6594-85bf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)