# Distance from Baindoung Airport (BDZ) to Johannesburg (JNB)

> 12,489 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,489 km / 7,761 mi / 6,744 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 238° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 110° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Papua New Guinea) → South Africa
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 18:59 in Baindoung Airport, it's 10:59 in Johannesburg)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,158 ft (JNB is higher than BDZ)

## Airports

### [Baindoung Airport (BDZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bdz-baindoung-airport/1ef266de-9afe-6c5e-bbf7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Baindoung Airport, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYBG
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -6.350000, 146.940000
- Elevation: 4,400 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 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 18:59 in Baindoung Airport, it's 10:59 in Johannesburg.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Baindoung Airport (BDZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bdz-baindoung-airport/1ef266de-9afe-6c5e-bbf7-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)