# Distance from Bau Bau-Butung Island (BUW) to Portland (PDX)

> 12,360 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,360 km / 7,680 mi / 6,674 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 43° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 284° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 14:00 in Bau Bau-Butung Island, it's 23:00 in Portland)
- **Elevation difference**: 133 ft (PDX 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

### [Portland International Airport (PDX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pdx-portland-portland-international-airport/1ef266df-3254-60d6-87f6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Portland, United States
- ICAO: KPDX
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 45.590000, -122.600000
- Elevation: 31 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 14:00 in Bau Bau-Butung Island, it's 23:00 in Portland.
With a 15-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)
- [Portland International Airport (PDX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pdx-portland-portland-international-airport/1ef266df-3254-60d6-87f6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)