# Distance from Bau Bau-Butung Island (BUW) to Frankfurt am Main (FRA)

> 12,175 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,175 km / 7,565 mi / 6,574 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 322° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 75° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Germany
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 02:55 in Bau Bau-Butung Island, it's 20:55 in Frankfurt am Main)
- **Elevation difference**: 200 ft (FRA is higher 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

### [Frankfurt am Main International Airport (FRA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fra-frankfurt-am-main-frankfurt-am-main-international-airport/1ef266de-bae6-6a30-b5be-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- ICAO: EDDF
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 50.030000, 8.540000
- Elevation: 364 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 02:55 in Bau Bau-Butung Island, it's 20:55 in Frankfurt am Main.
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)
- [Frankfurt am Main International Airport (FRA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fra-frankfurt-am-main-frankfurt-am-main-international-airport/1ef266de-bae6-6a30-b5be-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)