# Distance from Buenos Aires (AEP) to Ile Ouen (IOU)

> 12,080 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,080 km / 7,506 mi / 6,523 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 224° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 142° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Argentina) → New Caledonia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +14h (When it's 13:32 in Buenos Aires, it's 03:32 in Ile Ouen)
- **Elevation difference**: 11 ft (IOU 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

### [Edmond Cane Airport (IOU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/iou-ile-ouen-edmond-cane-airport/1ef266df-7518-6034-8ad3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ile Ouen, New Caledonia
- ICAO: NWWO
- Timezone: Pacific/Noumea
- Coordinates: -22.460000, 166.780000
- Elevation: 7 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 13:32 in Buenos Aires, it's 03:32 in Ile Ouen.
With a 14-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)
- [Edmond Cane Airport (IOU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/iou-ile-ouen-edmond-cane-airport/1ef266df-7518-6034-8ad3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)