# Distance from Sittwe (AKY) to Johannesburg (JNB)

> 8,662 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,662 km / 5,382 mi / 4,677 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 236° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 60° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Myanmar) → South Africa
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -4.5h (When it's 18:49 in Sittwe, it's 14:19 in Johannesburg)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,531 ft (JNB is higher than AKY)

## Airports

### [Sittwe Airport (AKY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aky-sittwe-sittwe-airport/1ef266df-f7ce-69e2-a82a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sittwe, Myanmar
- ICAO: VYSW
- Timezone: Asia/Yangon
- Coordinates: 20.130000, 92.870000
- Elevation: 27 ft

### [O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jnb-johannesburg-o-r-tambo-international-airport/1ef266de-d3b0-6ec6-b1f2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Johannesburg, South Africa
- ICAO: FAOR
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates: -26.130000, 28.240000
- Elevation: 5,558 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 18:49 in Sittwe, it's 14:19 in Johannesburg.
The 4.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Sittwe Airport (AKY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aky-sittwe-sittwe-airport/1ef266df-f7ce-69e2-a82a-06bb2780ed98)
- [O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jnb-johannesburg-o-r-tambo-international-airport/1ef266de-d3b0-6ec6-b1f2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)