# Distance from Mumbai (BOM) to Wau (WUU)

> 5,001 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,001 km / 3,108 mi / 2,700 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 262° (west)
- **Return heading**: 71° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → South Sudan
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -3.5h (When it's 10:47 in Mumbai, it's 07:17 in Wau)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,492 ft (WUU is higher than BOM)

## Airports

### [Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bom-mumbai-chhatrapati-shivaji-international-airport/1ef266df-eed6-6a1a-9d01-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mumbai, India
- ICAO: VABB
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 19.090000, 72.870000
- Elevation: 37 ft

### [Wau Airport (WUU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wuu-wau-wau-airport/1ef266de-ee57-6f22-b02c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wau, South Sudan
- ICAO: HSWW
- Timezone: Africa/Juba
- Coordinates: 7.730000, 27.980000
- Elevation: 1,529 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 10:47 in Mumbai, it's 07:17 in Wau.
The 3.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bom-mumbai-chhatrapati-shivaji-international-airport/1ef266df-eed6-6a1a-9d01-06bb2780ed98)
- [Wau Airport (WUU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wuu-wau-wau-airport/1ef266de-ee57-6f22-b02c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)