# Distance from Buenos Aires (AEP) to Funafuti (FUN)

> 12,299 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,299 km / 7,642 mi / 6,641 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 243° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 132° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Argentina) → Tuvalu
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +15h (When it's 18:48 in Buenos Aires, it's 09:48 in Funafuti)
- **Elevation difference**: 18 ft (FUN is lower than AEP)

## Airports

### [Jorge Newbery Airpark (AEP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aep-buenos-aires-jorge-newbery-airpark/1ef266df-90fd-6222-98d7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Buenos Aires, Argentina
- ICAO: SABE
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
- Coordinates: -34.560000, -58.420000
- Elevation: 18 ft

### [Funafuti International Airport (FUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fun-funafuti-funafuti-international-airport/1ef266df-7080-6486-91e4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Funafuti, Tuvalu
- ICAO: NGFU
- Timezone: Pacific/Funafuti
- Coordinates: -8.530000, 179.200000
- Elevation: 0 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 18:48 in Buenos Aires, it's 09:48 in Funafuti.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Jorge Newbery Airpark (AEP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aep-buenos-aires-jorge-newbery-airpark/1ef266df-90fd-6222-98d7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Funafuti International Airport (FUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fun-funafuti-funafuti-international-airport/1ef266df-7080-6486-91e4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)