# Distance from Butaritari Atoll (BBG) to Newark (EWR)

> 11,689 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,689 km / 7,263 mi / 6,312 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 46° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 288° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kiribati) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 10:24 in Butaritari Atoll, it's 18:24 in Newark)
- **Elevation difference**: 12 ft (EWR is higher than BBG)

## Airports

### [Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bbg-butaritari-atoll-butaritari-atoll-airport/1ef266df-70b8-6a02-9718-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Butaritari Atoll, Kiribati
- ICAO: NGTU
- Timezone: Pacific/Tarawa
- Coordinates: 3.090000, 172.810000
- Elevation: 5 ft

### [Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ewr-newark-newark-liberty-international-airport/1ef266df-1a90-6c88-91a8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Newark, United States
- ICAO: KEWR
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 40.690000, -74.170000
- Elevation: 17 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 10:24 in Butaritari Atoll, it's 18:24 in Newark.
With a 16-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bbg-butaritari-atoll-butaritari-atoll-airport/1ef266df-70b8-6a02-9718-06bb2780ed98)
- [Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ewr-newark-newark-liberty-international-airport/1ef266df-1a90-6c88-91a8-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)