# Distance from Brasilia (BSB) to Pekanbaru-Sumatra Island (PKU)

> 16,243 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,243 km / 10,093 mi / 8,770 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 114° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 241° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 09:03 in Brasilia, it's 19:03 in Pekanbaru-Sumatra Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,395 ft (PKU is lower than BSB)

## Airports

### [Presidente Juscelino Kubistschek International Airport (BSB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bsb-brasilia-presidente-juscelino-kubistschek-international-airport/1ef266df-93eb-6808-bed4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Brasilia, Brazil
- ICAO: SBBR
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -15.870000, -47.920000
- Elevation: 3,497 ft

### [Sultan Syarif Kasim Ii (Simpang Tiga) Airport (PKU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pku-pekanbaru-sumatra-island-sultan-syarif-kasim-ii-simpang-tiga-airport/1ef266df-fce7-66fe-ab09-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pekanbaru-Sumatra Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WIBB
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: 0.460000, 101.440000
- Elevation: 102 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 09:03 in Brasilia, it's 19:03 in Pekanbaru-Sumatra Island.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Presidente Juscelino Kubistschek International Airport (BSB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bsb-brasilia-presidente-juscelino-kubistschek-international-airport/1ef266df-93eb-6808-bed4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sultan Syarif Kasim Ii (Simpang Tiga) Airport (PKU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pku-pekanbaru-sumatra-island-sultan-syarif-kasim-ii-simpang-tiga-airport/1ef266df-fce7-66fe-ab09-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)