# Distance from Wake Island (AWK) to New Delhi (DEL)

> 8,954 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,954 km / 5,564 mi / 4,835 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 297° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 73° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (UM) → India
- **Time difference**: -6.5h (When it's 14:55 in Wake Island, it's 08:25 in New Delhi)
- **Elevation difference**: 754 ft (DEL is higher than AWK)

## Airports

### [Wake Island Airfield (AWK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/awk-wake-island-wake-island-airfield/1ef266df-8aac-6a08-a04f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wake Island, UM
- ICAO: PWAK
- Timezone: Pacific/Wake
- Coordinates: 19.280000, 166.640000
- Elevation: 23 ft

### [Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/del-new-delhi-indira-gandhi-international-airport/1ef266df-f1ff-667e-9e80-06bb2780ed98)

- City: New Delhi, India
- ICAO: VIDP
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 28.570000, 77.100000
- Elevation: 777 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 14:55 in Wake Island, it's 08:25 in New Delhi.
With a 6.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Wake Island Airfield (AWK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/awk-wake-island-wake-island-airfield/1ef266df-8aac-6a08-a04f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/del-new-delhi-indira-gandhi-international-airport/1ef266df-f1ff-667e-9e80-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)