# Distance from Utqiagvik (BRW) to Wellington (WLG)

> 12,724 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,724 km / 7,906 mi / 6,870 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 203° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 10° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → New Zealand
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +20h (When it's 13:30 in Utqiagvik, it's 09:30 in Wellington)
- **Elevation difference**: 8 ft (WLG is lower than BRW)

## Airports

### [Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/brw-utqiagvik-wiley-post-will-rogers-memorial-airport/1ef266df-85d2-608c-9c4e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Utqiagvik, United States
- ICAO: PABR
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 71.280000, -156.770000
- Elevation: 49 ft

### [Wellington International Airport (WLG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wlg-wellington-wellington-international-airport/1ef266df-7837-65e4-b135-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wellington, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZWN
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -41.330000, 174.800000
- Elevation: 41 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 13:30 in Utqiagvik, it's 09:30 in Wellington.
With a 20-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/brw-utqiagvik-wiley-post-will-rogers-memorial-airport/1ef266df-85d2-608c-9c4e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Wellington International Airport (WLG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wlg-wellington-wellington-international-airport/1ef266df-7837-65e4-b135-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)