# Distance from Budapest (BUD) to Pukarua (PUK)

> 16,124 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,124 km / 10,019 mi / 8,706 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 318° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 28° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Hungary) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 17:48 in Budapest, it's 05:48 in Pukarua)
- **Elevation difference**: 490 ft (PUK 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

### [Pukarua Airport (PUK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/puk-pukarua-pukarua-airport/1ef266df-7369-6a80-98fb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pukarua, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGQ
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -18.300000, -137.020000
- Elevation: 5 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 17:48 in Budapest, it's 05:48 in Pukarua.
With a 12-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)
- [Pukarua Airport (PUK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/puk-pukarua-pukarua-airport/1ef266df-7369-6a80-98fb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)