# Distance from Phoenix (PHX) to Palu-Celebes Island (PLW)

> 13,518 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,518 km / 8,400 mi / 7,299 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 293° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 50° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +15h (When it's 23:20 in Phoenix, it's 14:20 in Palu-Celebes Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 851 ft (PLW is lower than PHX)

## Airports

### [Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/phx-phoenix-phoenix-sky-harbor-international-airport/1ef266df-32a8-6c76-a19e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Phoenix, United States
- ICAO: KPHX
- Timezone: America/Phoenix
- Coordinates: 33.430000, -112.010000
- Elevation: 1,135 ft

### [Mutiara Airport (PLW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/plw-palu-celebes-island-mutiara-airport/1ef266df-f9e0-68f2-807b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Palu-Celebes Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAML
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: -0.920000, 119.910000
- Elevation: 284 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 23:20 in Phoenix, it's 14:20 in Palu-Celebes Island.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/phx-phoenix-phoenix-sky-harbor-international-airport/1ef266df-32a8-6c76-a19e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Mutiara Airport (PLW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/plw-palu-celebes-island-mutiara-airport/1ef266df-f9e0-68f2-807b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)