Distance from Philadelphia to Tehran

The distance between Philadelphia, United States and Tehran, Iran is 10,007 kilometers (6,218 miles).

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Tehran, Iran

From Philadelphia to Tehran, the straight-line distance is 10,007 kilometers, heading northeast. Philadelphia is at only 8 meters above sea level, while Tehran is at 1,178 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 16-18 hours
Jet fighter 10-12 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Philadelphia, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/New_York

Coordinates: 39.9524° N 75.1636° W

Elevation: 8 m (26 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)
  • Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE)
  • Wings Field (BBX)
  • South Jersey Regional Airport (LLY)
  • Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove (NXX)
Tehran, Iran

Local time:

Time Zone: Asia/Tehran

Coordinates: 35.6944° N 51.4215° E

Elevation: 1,178 m (3,865 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Mehrabad International Airport (THR)
  • Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA)
  • Payam International Airport (PYK)
  • Noshahr Airport (NSH)
  • Qazvin Airport (GZW)

Other distances from Philadelphia

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Philadelphia to New York City 130 km
From Philadelphia to Los Angeles 3,852 km
From Philadelphia to Chicago 1,072 km
From Philadelphia to Houston 2,158 km
From Philadelphia to Phoenix 3,351 km

Other distances from Tehran

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Tehran to Mashhad 741 km
From Tehran to Isfahan 338 km
From Tehran to Karaj 42 km
From Tehran to Tabriz 528 km
From Tehran to Shiraz 683 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Philadelphia and Tehran.

From To Distance (kilometers)
La Paz, Bolivia Bradford, United Kingdom 10,007 km
Shanghai, China Bilbao, Spain 10,006 km
Belgrade, Serbia Reynosa, Mexico 10,006 km
Houston, United States Kumasi, Ghana 10,008 km
San Pedro Sula, Honduras Ibadan, Nigeria 10,006 km
Bucharest, Romania Brasília, Brazil 10,006 km
Saint Petersburg, Russia San Pedro Sula, Honduras 10,006 km
Kyiv, Ukraine Mesa, United States 10,005 km
Buenos Aires, Argentina Wellington, New Zealand 10,005 km
Sydney, Australia Lucknow, India 10,005 km
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Soacha, Colombia 10,005 km
Paris, France Chiclayo, Peru 10,004 km
Tehran, Iran Edmonton, Canada 10,010 km
Madrid, Spain Rosario, Argentina 10,010 km
Lima, Peru Barcelona, Spain 10,004 km
Bogotá, Colombia Belgrade, Serbia 10,010 km
Shanghai, China Zaragoza, Spain 10,011 km
Accra, Ghana Kansas City, United States 10,003 km

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