# Distance from Phoenix (PHX) to Johannesburg (QRA)

> 16,114 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,114 km / 10,013 mi / 8,701 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 89° (east)
- **Return heading**: 292° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → South Africa
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 05:27 in Phoenix, it's 14:27 in Johannesburg)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,348 ft (QRA is higher 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

### [Rand Airport (QRA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qra-johannesburg-rand-airport/1ef266de-d1dd-6e82-a204-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Johannesburg, South Africa
- ICAO: FAGM
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates: -26.240000, 28.150000
- Elevation: 5,483 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 05:27 in Phoenix, it's 14:27 in Johannesburg.
With a 9-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)
- [Rand Airport (QRA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qra-johannesburg-rand-airport/1ef266de-d1dd-6e82-a204-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)