# Distance from Bau Bau-Butung Island (BUW) to Rome (FCO)

> 12,093 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,093 km / 7,514 mi / 6,529 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 80° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Italy
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 02:45 in Bau Bau-Butung Island, it's 20:45 in Rome)
- **Elevation difference**: 149 ft (FCO is lower than BUW)

## Airports

### [Betoambari Airport (BUW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/buw-bau-bau-butung-island-betoambari-airport/1ef266df-faeb-61f2-9774-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bau Bau-Butung Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAWB
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: -5.490000, 122.570000
- Elevation: 164 ft

### [Leonardo Da Vinci (Fiumicino) International Airport (FCO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fco-rome-leonardo-da-vinci-fiumicino-international-airport/1ef266df-5138-6e48-8f07-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rome, Italy
- ICAO: LIRF
- Timezone: Europe/Rome
- Coordinates: 41.800000, 12.250000
- Elevation: 15 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 02:45 in Bau Bau-Butung Island, it's 20:45 in Rome.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Betoambari Airport (BUW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/buw-bau-bau-butung-island-betoambari-airport/1ef266df-faeb-61f2-9774-06bb2780ed98)
- [Leonardo Da Vinci (Fiumicino) International Airport (FCO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fco-rome-leonardo-da-vinci-fiumicino-international-airport/1ef266df-5138-6e48-8f07-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)