# Distance from Buenos Aires (AEP) to Yap Island (YAP)

> 16,762 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,762 km / 10,415 mi / 9,051 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 215° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 151° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Argentina) → Micronesia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 06:43 in Buenos Aires, it's 19:43 in Yap Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 73 ft (YAP 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

### [Yap International Airport (YAP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yap-yap-island-yap-international-airport/1ef266df-8aa8-6818-89dc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yap Island, Micronesia
- ICAO: PTYA
- Timezone: Pacific/Chuuk
- Coordinates: 9.500000, 138.080000
- Elevation: 91 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 06:43 in Buenos Aires, it's 19:43 in Yap Island.
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)
- [Yap International Airport (YAP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yap-yap-island-yap-international-airport/1ef266df-8aa8-6818-89dc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)