# Distance from Phoenix (PHX) to Tarawa (TRW)

> 8,519 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,519 km / 5,294 mi / 4,600 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 263° (west)
- **Return heading**: 56° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Kiribati
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +19h (When it's 15:00 in Phoenix, it's 10:00 in Tarawa)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,126 ft (TRW 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

### [Bonriki International Airport (TRW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/trw-tarawa-bonriki-international-airport/1ef266df-709c-6604-93b2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tarawa, Kiribati
- ICAO: NGTA
- Timezone: Pacific/Tarawa
- Coordinates: 1.380000, 173.150000
- Elevation: 9 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 15:00 in Phoenix, it's 10:00 in Tarawa.
With a 19-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)
- [Bonriki International Airport (TRW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/trw-tarawa-bonriki-international-airport/1ef266df-709c-6604-93b2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)