# Distance from Buenos Aires (AEP) to Wabo (WAO)

> 14,777 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,777 km / 9,182 mi / 7,979 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 213° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 153° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Argentina) → Papua New Guinea
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 15:59 in Buenos Aires, it's 04:59 in Wabo)
- **Elevation difference**: 114 ft (WAO 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

### [Wabo Airport (WAO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wao-wabo-wabo-airport/1ef266de-9c48-6e70-9a30-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wabo, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYWB
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -6.990000, 145.080000
- Elevation: 132 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 15:59 in Buenos Aires, it's 04:59 in Wabo.
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)
- [Wabo Airport (WAO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wao-wabo-wabo-airport/1ef266de-9c48-6e70-9a30-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)