# Distance from Port Pirie Airport (PPI) to Zurich (ZRH)

> 15,539 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,539 km / 9,656 mi / 8,390 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 306° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 88° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Switzerland
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -7.5h (When it's 05:12 in Port Pirie Airport, it's 21:42 in Zurich)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,376 ft (ZRH is higher than PPI)

## Airports

### [Port Pirie Airport (PPI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppi-port-pirie-airport/1ef266e0-16dd-6a36-b4fa-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Port Pirie Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YPIR
- Timezone: Australia/Adelaide
- Coordinates: -33.240000, 138.000000
- Elevation: 40 ft

### [Zurich Airport (ZRH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zrh-zurich-zurich-airport/1ef266df-57d8-6104-b551-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Zurich, Switzerland
- ICAO: LSZH
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- Coordinates: 47.460000, 8.550000
- Elevation: 1,416 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 05:12 in Port Pirie Airport, it's 21:42 in Zurich.
With a 7.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Port Pirie Airport (PPI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppi-port-pirie-airport/1ef266e0-16dd-6a36-b4fa-06bb2780ed98)
- [Zurich Airport (ZRH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zrh-zurich-zurich-airport/1ef266df-57d8-6104-b551-06bb2780ed98)
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