# Distance from Buenos Aires (AEP) to Nuku'alofa (TBU)

> 10,901 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,901 km / 6,773 mi / 5,886 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 237° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 132° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Argentina) → Tonga
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +16h (When it's 17:23 in Buenos Aires, it's 09:23 in Nuku'alofa)
- **Elevation difference**: 108 ft (TBU 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

### [Fua'amotu International Airport (TBU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tbu-nukualofa-fuaamotu-international-airport/1ef266df-705a-6d44-bad4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nuku'alofa, Tonga
- ICAO: NFTF
- Timezone: Pacific/Tongatapu
- Coordinates: -21.240000, -175.150000
- Elevation: 126 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 17:23 in Buenos Aires, it's 09:23 in Nuku'alofa.
With a 16-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)
- [Fua'amotu International Airport (TBU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tbu-nukualofa-fuaamotu-international-airport/1ef266df-705a-6d44-bad4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)