# Distance from Ayodhya (AYJ) to Johannesburg (JNB)

> 8,239 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,239 km / 5,120 mi / 4,449 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 229° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 49° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → South Africa
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -3.5h (When it's 23:24 in Ayodhya, it's 19:54 in Johannesburg)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,223 ft (JNB is higher than AYJ)

## Airports

### [Maharishi Valmiki International Airport (AYJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ayj-ayodhya-maharishi-valmiki-international-airport/1ef266df-effc-6a02-8886-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ayodhya, India
- ICAO: VEAY
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 26.750000, 82.150000
- Elevation: 335 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 23:24 in Ayodhya, it's 19:54 in Johannesburg.
The 3.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Maharishi Valmiki International Airport (AYJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ayj-ayodhya-maharishi-valmiki-international-airport/1ef266df-effc-6a02-8886-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)