# Distance from Phoenix (PHX) to Rurutu Airport (RUR)

> 7,481 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,481 km / 4,648 mi / 4,039 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 219° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 35° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 09:26 in Phoenix, it's 06:26 in Rurutu Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,117 ft (RUR 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

### [Rurutu Airport (RUR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rur-rurutu-airport/1ef266df-7324-6f84-b1a5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rurutu Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTAR
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -22.430000, -151.360000
- Elevation: 18 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 09:26 in Phoenix, it's 06:26 in Rurutu Airport.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some 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)
- [Rurutu Airport (RUR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rur-rurutu-airport/1ef266df-7324-6f84-b1a5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)