# Distance from Abidjan (ABJ) to Yap Island (YAP)

> 15,497 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,497 km / 9,629 mi / 8,368 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 69° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 290° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ivory Coast) → Micronesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 23:25 in Abidjan, it's 09:25 in Yap Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 70 ft (YAP is higher 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

### [Yap International Airport (YAP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yap-yap-island-yap-international-airport/1ef266df-8aa8-6818-89dc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yap Island, Micronesia
- ICAO: PTYA
- Timezone: Pacific/Chuuk
- Coordinates: 9.500000, 138.080000
- Elevation: 91 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 23:25 in Abidjan, it's 09:25 in Yap Island.
With a 10-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)
- [Yap International Airport (YAP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yap-yap-island-yap-international-airport/1ef266df-8aa8-6818-89dc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)