# Distance from Budapest (BUD) to Houailou (HLU)

> 15,830 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,830 km / 9,836 mi / 8,547 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 58° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 322° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Hungary) → New Caledonia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 14:05 in Budapest, it's 23:05 in Houailou)
- **Elevation difference**: 485 ft (HLU is lower than BUD)

## Airports

### [Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bud-budapest-budapest-ferenc-liszt-international-airport/1ef266df-4ebe-6df2-a892-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Budapest, Hungary
- ICAO: LHBP
- Timezone: Europe/Budapest
- Coordinates: 47.440000, 19.260000
- Elevation: 495 ft

### [Nesson Airport (HLU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hlu-houailou-nesson-airport/1ef266df-7508-6c9c-9973-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Houailou, New Caledonia
- ICAO: NWWH
- Timezone: Pacific/Noumea
- Coordinates: -21.260000, 165.620000
- Elevation: 10 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 14:05 in Budapest, it's 23:05 in Houailou.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bud-budapest-budapest-ferenc-liszt-international-airport/1ef266df-4ebe-6df2-a892-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nesson Airport (HLU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hlu-houailou-nesson-airport/1ef266df-7508-6c9c-9973-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)