# Distance from Abidjan (ABJ) to Noumea (GEA)

> 17,861 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,861 km / 11,098 mi / 9,644 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 152° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 210° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ivory Coast) → New Caledonia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +11h (When it's 10:13 in Abidjan, it's 21:13 in Noumea)
- **Elevation difference**: 11 ft (GEA is lower than ABJ)

## Airports

### [Port Bouet Airport (ABJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/abj-abidjan-port-bouet-airport/1ef266de-b735-630a-a27d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Abidjan, Ivory Coast
- ICAO: DIAP
- Timezone: Africa/Abidjan
- Coordinates: 5.260000, -3.930000
- Elevation: 21 ft

### [Noumea Magenta Airport (GEA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gea-noumea-noumea-magenta-airport/1ef266df-7514-604c-bca8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Noumea, New Caledonia
- ICAO: NWWM
- Timezone: Pacific/Noumea
- Coordinates: -22.260000, 166.470000
- Elevation: 10 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 10:13 in Abidjan, it's 21:13 in Noumea.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Port Bouet Airport (ABJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/abj-abidjan-port-bouet-airport/1ef266de-b735-630a-a27d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Noumea Magenta Airport (GEA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gea-noumea-noumea-magenta-airport/1ef266df-7514-604c-bca8-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)