# Distance from Budapest (BUD) to Wamena-Papua Island (WMX)

> 12,539 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,539 km / 7,791 mi / 6,770 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 70° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 320° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Hungary) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 20:52 in Budapest, it's 03:52 in Wamena-Papua Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,590 ft (WMX is higher 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

### [Wamena Airport (WMX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wmx-wamena-papua-island-wamena-airport/1ef266df-f966-64c6-8322-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wamena-Papua Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAJW
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: -4.100000, 138.960000
- Elevation: 5,085 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 20:52 in Budapest, it's 03:52 in Wamena-Papua Island.
With a 7-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)
- [Wamena Airport (WMX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wmx-wamena-papua-island-wamena-airport/1ef266df-f966-64c6-8322-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)