# Distance from Brasilia (BSB) to Tapini (TPI)

> 16,860 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,860 km / 10,476 mi / 9,104 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 212° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 149° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Papua New Guinea
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 09:14 in Brasilia, it's 22:14 in Tapini)
- **Elevation difference**: 397 ft (TPI 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

### [Tapini Airport (TPI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tpi-tapini-tapini-airport/1ef266de-9c2e-637c-b62c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tapini, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYTI
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -8.360000, 146.990000
- Elevation: 3,100 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 09:14 in Brasilia, it's 22:14 in Tapini.
With a 13-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)
- [Tapini Airport (TPI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tpi-tapini-tapini-airport/1ef266de-9c2e-637c-b62c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)