# Distance from Buenos Aires (AEP) to Lumi (LMI)

> 15,275 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,275 km / 9,491 mi / 8,248 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 211° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 155° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Argentina) → Papua New Guinea
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 14:22 in Buenos Aires, it's 03:22 in Lumi)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,732 ft (LMI is higher 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

### [Lumi Airport (LMI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lmi-lumi-lumi-airport/1ef266de-9ba0-689c-8403-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lumi, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYLU
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -3.480000, 142.040000
- Elevation: 1,750 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 14:22 in Buenos Aires, it's 03:22 in Lumi.
With a 13-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)
- [Lumi Airport (LMI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lmi-lumi-lumi-airport/1ef266de-9ba0-689c-8403-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)